usermod(4) Kernel Interfaces Manual usermod(4)
NAME
usermod: /etc/default/usermod - list of home directory names
DESCRIPTION
is an ASCII file that contains a list of home directory names.
The command checks this configuration file before changing a user's home directory. If the user's old home directory is listed in the
user's directories/files will be prevented from moving to a new home directory.
Each line in the file is of the form:
directory_name
consisting of entries similar to:
Only system administrators can modify this configuration file to add directory entries.
Each home directory is listed in the file by its absolute path name. Directory names exceeding characters will be silently ignored by
The behavior of the command is undefined if:
o There are leading and trailing spaces in the line.
o There are empty lines in the configuration file.
o Symbolic links are specified instead of actual directories.
o Relative paths are specified instead of actual directories.
AUTHOR
was developed by HP.
FILES
SEE ALSO
usermod(1M), limits(5).
usermod(4)
