[Bug 206226] Re: [hardy beta] the man page and --help output for 'useradd' are inconsistent

[Thomas Hotz]

The fix has landed in Ubuntu.

** Changed in: shadow (Ubuntu)
       Status: Triaged => Fix Released

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Title:
  [hardy beta] the man page and --help output for 'useradd' are
  inconsistent

Status in “shadow” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: passwd

  the output for 'useradd --help' lists an option to create a system
  user, '-r'.  The man page makes no reference to this, neither does the
  info page.

  The man / info pages should be update to actually list the available
  options to the useradd command.  It was only by accident (mistyping a
  - option that the --help displayed and I found the option at all).

  passwd 1:4.0.18.2-1ubuntu1

  christer at station14:~$ useradd --help
  Usage: useradd [options] LOGIN

  Options:
    -b, --base-dir BASE_DIR	base directory for the new user account
  				home directory
    -c, --comment COMMENT		set the GECOS field for the new user account
    -d, --home-dir HOME_DIR	home directory for the new user account
    -D, --defaults		print or save modified default useradd
  				configuration
    -e, --expiredate EXPIRE_DATE	set account expiration date to EXPIRE_DATE
    -f, --inactive INACTIVE	set password inactive after expiration
  				to INACTIVE
    -g, --gid GROUP		force use GROUP for the new user account
    -G, --groups GROUPS		list of supplementary groups for the new
  				user account
    -h, --help			display this help message and exit
    -k, --skel SKEL_DIR		specify an alternative skel directory
    -K, --key KEY=VALUE		overrides /etc/login.defs defaults
    -m, --create-home		create home directory for the new user
  				account
    -o, --non-unique		allow create user with duplicate
  				(non-unique) UID
    -p, --password PASSWORD	use encrypted password for the new user
  				account
    -r, --system			create a system account
    -s, --shell SHELL		the login shell for the new user account
    -u, --uid UID			force use the UID for the new user account

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