man/: wfix useradd inactive

diff --git a/man/useradd.8.xml b/man/useradd.8.xml
index b842c8c3ee4faeaae331591a50ad64151260a6f0..c9f09dd4eff8f91f20ee87cfedfb12f89d6cb0a9 100644 (file)
--- a/man/useradd.8.xml
+++ b/man/useradd.8.xml
@@ -200,19 +200,28 @@
        </term>
        <listitem>
          <para>
-            defines the number of days after the password exceeded its maximum
-            age where the user is expected to replace this password. The value
-            is stored in the shadow password file. An input of 0 will disable an
-            expired password with no delay. An input of -1 will blank the
-            respective field in the shadow password file. See <citerefentry>
+           Defines the number of days after a password exceeds its maximum age
+           before the user account gets locked.
+           If the user does not change their password within this period of time,
+           their account gets disabled.
+           This value is stored in the shadow password file.
+           For more information, see <citerefentry>
            <refentrytitle>shadow</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
-            </citerefentry>for more information.
+           </citerefentry>.
          </para>
          <para>
-           If not specified, <command>useradd</command> will use the
-           default inactivity period specified by the
-           <option>INACTIVE</option> variable in
-           <filename>/etc/default/useradd</filename>, or -1 by default.
+           A value of 0 disables the account when the password expires, with no delay.
+         </para>
+         <para>
+           A value of -1 empties the respective field in the shadow password file,
+           which means that the inactivity period is not enforced.
+         </para>
+         <para>
+           If not specified,
+           <command>useradd</command> uses the default inactivity
+           period specified by the <option>INACTIVE</option> variable in
+           <filename>/etc/default/useradd</filename>,
+           or -1 by default if no value is specified.
          </para>
        </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
@@ -651,10 +660,9 @@
          </term>
          <listitem>
            <para>
-              defines the number of days after the password exceeded its maximum
-              age where the user is expected to replace this password. See <citerefentry>
-             <refentrytitle>shadow</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
-              </citerefentry>for more information.
+             specifies the number of days after a password expires
+             during which the user can still log in.
+             After this period, the account is locked.
            </para>
            <para>
              This option sets the <option>INACTIVE</option> variable in