From: ikerexxe <ipedrosa@redhat.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2020 13:50:04 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: useradd: clarify the useradd -d parameter behavior in man page
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useradd: clarify the useradd -d parameter behavior in man page

Explanation: clarify the useradd -d parameter as it does create directory HOME_DIR if it doesn't exit.

Resolves: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1677005

Changelog: [serge] minor tweak to the text
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diff --git a/man/useradd.8.xml b/man/useradd.8.xml
index 03612ce8a..023c0d698 100644
--- a/man/useradd.8.xml
+++ b/man/useradd.8.xml
@@ -181,8 +181,10 @@
 	    login directory. The default is to append the
 	    <replaceable>LOGIN</replaceable> name to
 	    <replaceable>BASE_DIR</replaceable> and use that as the login
-	    directory name. The directory <replaceable>HOME_DIR</replaceable>
-	    does not have to exist but will not be created if it is missing.
+	    directory name.  If the directory
+	    <replaceable>HOME_DIR</replaceable> does not exist, then it
+	    will be created unless the <option>-M</option> option is
+	    specified.
 	  </para>
 	</listitem>
       </varlistentry>