mkhomedir_helper(8) — Linux manual page
MKHOMEDIR_HELPER(8) Linux-PAM Manual MKHOMEDIR_HELPER(8)
NAME
mkhomedir_helper - Helper binary that creates home directories
SYNOPSIS
mkhomedir_helper {user} [umask [ path-to-skel [ home_mode ] ]]
DESCRIPTION
mkhomedir_helper is a helper program for the pam_mkhomedir module
that creates home directories and populates them with contents of
the specified skel directory.
The default value of umask is 0022 and the default value of
path-to-skel is /etc/skel. The default value of home_mode is
computed from the value of umask.
The helper is separated from the module to not require direct
access from login SELinux domains to the contents of user home
directories. The SELinux domain transition happens when the
module is executing the mkhomedir_helper.
The helper never touches home directories if they already exist.
SEE ALSO
pam_mkhomedir(8)
AUTHOR
Written by Tomas Mraz based on the code originally in
pam_mkhomedir module.
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