more random patches. who knows.

[patches.git] / shadow-useradd-no-gid-option.patch

2006-04-07  Mike Frysinger  <vapier@gentoo.org>

	* man/useradd.8.xml: Document behavior when -g is not specified.

--- man/useradd.8.xml
+++ man/useradd.8.xml
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@
 	will update system files and may also create the new user's home
 	directory and copy initial files.
       </para>
+      <para>
+	When invoked without the <option>-g</option> option, the
+	<command>useradd</command> command automatically creates a new group
+	account with the same name as the new user account and sets that as
+	the user's initial login group.
+      </para>
   </refsect1>
 
   <refsect1 id='options'>