hpux man page for usermod

Query: usermod

OS: hpux

Section: 4

Format: Original Unix Latex Style Formatted with HTML and a Horizontal Scroll Bar

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)
Related Man Pages
createhomedir(1) - mojave
usermod(8) - debian
usermod(8) - suse
usermod(8) - netbsd
usermod(1m) - freebsd
Similar Topics in the Unix Linux Community
usermod in AIX
Allow FTP user to access multiple directories
Usermod doesn't work on root
Login cancellation question
Adding user to a group (usermod or gpasswd)