Public bug reported:
While it is not typical, system users can be created with a home directory by
passing `-m/--create-home` flag to the command along with `-r/--system` flag.
This cannot be done currently as `system: true` option will forcefully add the
`-M` flag to the command. I think that there should be some way to do this
other than manually calling `useradd`. I was expecting that if I put `homedir:
/home/homeassistant` explicitly in the cloud-config, it will work, but it is
not enough:
```
#cloud-config
users:
- default
- name: homeassistant
gecos: Home Assistant
system: true
lock_passwd: true
homedir: /home/homeassistant
```
** Affects: cloud-init
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1917135
Title:
System user cannot be created with a homedir
Status in cloud-init:
New
Bug description:
While it is not typical, system users can be created with a home directory by
passing `-m/--create-home` flag to the command along with `-r/--system` flag.
This cannot be done currently as `system: true` option will forcefully add the
`-M` flag to the command. I think that there should be some way to do this
other than manually calling `useradd`. I was expecting that if I put `homedir:
/home/homeassistant` explicitly in the cloud-config, it will work, but it is
not enough:
```
#cloud-config
users:
- default
- name: homeassistant
gecos: Home Assistant
system: true
lock_passwd: true
homedir: /home/homeassistant
```
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