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NAME

6       mkhomedir_helper - Helper binary that creates home directories
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SYNOPSIS

9       mkhomedir_helper {user} [umask [ path-to-skel [ home_mode ] ]]
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DESCRIPTION

12       mkhomedir_helper is a helper program for the pam_mkhomedir module that
13       creates home directories and populates them with contents of the
14       specified skel directory.
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16       The default value of umask is 0022 and the default value of
17       path-to-skel is /etc/skel. The default value of home_mode is computed
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20       The helper is separated from the module to not require direct access
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22       The SELinux domain transition happens when the module is executing the
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25       The helper never touches home directories if they already exist.
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SEE ALSO

28       pam_mkhomedir(8)
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AUTHOR

31       Written by Tomas Mraz based on the code originally in pam_mkhomedir
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