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39 .Nd user management tools configuration file
45 file defines the default values used by the user management tools,
49 Options in this file can be set by manually editing
50 .Pa /etc/usermgmt.conf
56 .Bl -tag -width preserveX
58 sets the base directory name, in which new users' home directories
59 are created when using the
64 sets the default login class for new users.
67 for more information on user login classes.
69 sets the default time at which the current password expires.
70 This can be used to implement password aging.
75 fields should be entered in the form
77 where month is the month name (the first three characters are
78 sufficient), day is the day of the month, and year is the year.
79 Time in seconds since the epoch (UTC) is also valid.
80 A value of 0 can be used to disable this feature.
82 sets the default primary group for new users.
85 then a uid and gid will be picked which are both unique
86 and the same, and a line will be added to
88 to describe the new group.
91 .Bd -ragged -offset indent -compact
93 .Ar gid | name | Li =uid
96 sets the default permissions of the newly created home directory if
100 The permission is specified as an octal number, with or without a leading zero.
102 sets the default time at which new accounts expire.
103 A value of 0 can be used to disable this feature.
108 specifies an already-encrypted default password.
110 If this value is one of
113 or a non-zero number, then the user login information will be
114 preserved when removing a user with
117 specifies the uid boundaries for new users.
118 If unspecified, the default is
121 .Bd -unfilled -offset indent -compact
122 .Ic range Ar starting-uid Ns Li .. Ns Ar ending-uid
125 specifies the gid boundaries for new groups.
126 If unspecified, the default is
129 .Bd -unfilled -offset indent -compact
130 .Ic gid_range Ar starting-gid Ns Li .. Ns Ar ending-gid
133 sets the default login shell for new users.
135 sets the default skeleton directory in which to find files
136 with which to populate the new user's home directory.
139 .Bl -tag -width /etc/usermgmt.conf -compact
140 .It Pa /etc/usermgmt.conf
142 .It Pa /etc/login.conf
154 configuration file first appeared in