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author | Jason McIntyre <jmc@cvs.openbsd.org> | 2003-06-15 06:40:16 +0000 |
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committer | Jason McIntyre <jmc@cvs.openbsd.org> | 2003-06-15 06:40:16 +0000 |
commit | 7292f7ad65633848de2da67302fa2729e6b32dae (patch) | |
tree | 67904ad36bbe1effc8a7dc9d2c0fc6eb90c239f0 /usr.sbin/user/userdel.8 | |
parent | 0c5b29877b2f3704f5cb0d6c66c9ac14ede8714f (diff) |
small mdoc fixes;
ok millert@
Diffstat (limited to 'usr.sbin/user/userdel.8')
-rw-r--r-- | usr.sbin/user/userdel.8 | 23 |
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/usr.sbin/user/userdel.8 b/usr.sbin/user/userdel.8 index b5c28e54306..54cb761f77e 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/user/userdel.8 +++ b/usr.sbin/user/userdel.8 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: userdel.8,v 1.9 2003/06/08 23:32:23 millert Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: userdel.8,v 1.10 2003/06/15 06:40:15 jmc Exp $ .\" $NetBSD: userdel.8,v 1.24 2003/02/25 10:36:21 wiz Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 1999 Alistair G. Crooks. All rights reserved. @@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ of the command, .Fl D will set the default to be the new value. .It Fl p Ar preserve-value -sets the preservation value. If this value is one of +sets the preservation value. +If this value is one of .Ql true , .Ql yes , or a non-zero number, then the user login information will be preserved. @@ -91,14 +92,16 @@ password to an one, and by setting the user's shell to the .Xr nologin 8 -program. This option can be helpful in preserving a user's +program. +This option can be helpful in preserving a user's files for later use by members of that person's group after the user has moved on. This value can also be set in the .Pa /etc/usermgmt.conf file, using the .Ql preserve -field. If the field has any of the values +field. +If the field has any of the values .Ql true , .Ql yes , or a non-zero number, then user information preservation will take place. @@ -113,10 +116,11 @@ Once the information has been verified, .Nm uses .Xr pwd_mkdb 8 -to update the user database. This is run in the background, and, -at very large sites could take several minutes. Until this update -is completed, the password file is unavailable for other updates -and the new information is not available to programs. +to update the user database. +This is run in the background, and, +at very large sites could take several minutes. +Until this update is completed, the password file is unavailable for other +updates and the new information is not available to programs. .Pp The .Nm @@ -139,5 +143,4 @@ utility first appeared in The .Nm utility was written by -.An Alistair G. Crooks -.Aq agc@NetBSD.org . +.An Alistair G. Crooks Aq agc@NetBSD.org . |