Hi!
I just forgot about a "secret" -O option in
useradd. :)
You can use it to override whatever values from
login.defs
For example, regarding bug #298883, use of:
> `useradd -O PASS_MAX_DAYS=99999 usr298883`
will solve your problem (other solution, that you have
currently implemented, involves `chage`).
Thus closing the bug.
The problem with -O option is a Tomasz's desire to
rename it to -K for sake of unfication with Solaris:
On Thu, Mar 24, 2005 at 11:31:45PM +0100, Tomasz KÅoczko wrote:
> I see some good things in shadow like tools in Solaris and some things I
> want to integrate on shadow.
...
> All above variables can be used by "useradd -K <key>=<value>".
...
> Current shadow useradd have undocumented -O option. Fragment from
> useradd source code:
>
> case 'O':
> /*
> * override login.defs defaults (-O name=value)
> * example: -O UID_MIN=100 -O UID_MAX=499
> * note: -O UID_MIN=10,UID_MAX=499 doesn't work yet
> */
> cp = strchr (optarg, '=');
> if (!cp) {
> fprintf (stderr,
> _("%s: -O requires NAME=VALUE\n"),
> Prog);
> exit (E_BAD_ARG);
> }
> /* terminate name, point to value */
> *cp++ = '\0';
> if (putdef_str (optarg, cp) < 0)
> exit (E_BAD_ARG);
> break;
>
> IMO it will be good kill -O an move this to -K.
P.S. now you know the alternatives, at least. ;)
--
WBR,
xrgtn
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