Noting copy_symlink behaviour

Mention that symlinks are modified when they prefix the skel directory.

Closes #933

diff --git a/man/useradd.8.xml b/man/useradd.8.xml
index 51705285c64cb879f745689780f9c0fffe296354..067440acd3f2b1c12269f452b19b964652f86e3b 100644 (file)
--- a/man/useradd.8.xml
+++ b/man/useradd.8.xml
@@ -295,6 +295,11 @@
            <filename>/etc/default/useradd</filename> or, by default,
            <filename>/etc/skel</filename>.
          </para>
+         <para>
+           Absolute symlinks that link back to the skel directory will have
+           the <filename>/etc/skel</filename> prefix replaced with the user's
+           home directory.
+         </para>
          <para>
            If possible, the ACLs and extended attributes are copied.
          </para>