On 17:14 31 Dec 2003, Jason Dixon <jason@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: | On Wed, 2003-12-31 at 16:45, Chris W. Parker wrote: | > i am just installing and configuraing mysql and i started to think about | > users that are solely meant to run services. i imagine that for those | > users you wouldn't use 'useradd servicename' because then you'd just | > fill up your /home directory with a bunch of wasted space. | > | > what is the process for adding these types of users? | | Right there in the useradd manpage: | | -M The user home directory will not be created, even if the system | wide settings from /etc/login.defs is to create home dirs. Of course, you may want to make the homedir later. Handy, for example, for putting in a .procmailrc to process email to that user, etc. -- Cameron Simpson <cs@xxxxxxxxxx> DoD#743 http://www.cskk.ezoshosting.com/cs/ -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
