The
/etc/adduser.conf
file is automatically generated by the
adduser(8)
utility when invoked with the
-C
command-line option.
It is not meant to be edited by hand.
The
/etc/adduser.conf
file is used to pre-set certain configuration options for
the
adduser(8)
utility.
When
adduser(8)
is invoked, it will check to see if this file exists, and
if so, the configuration will be used or offered as the
default settings.
The
file offers three types of configuration:
Default settings offered by
adduser(8).
These options are specified in the configuration file and offered
as the default during every invocation of the
adduser(8)
utility.
Configuration options which can be set in
,
but overridden by passing a flag to
adduser(8).
Configuration supported by
adduser(8)
but not offered by a flag or during initial invocation.
In the first case, these options can be set in
but will still be offered when
adduser(8)
is invoked.
In the second case,
adduser(8)
will read the configuration data unless a flag
has been passed to override it.
For example, the
defaultshell
option.
In the third case, the configuration will be utilized, but the
user will never be prompted to modify the default setting by
either a flag or an
adduser(8)
prompt.
For example, the
upwexpire
setting.
The following configuration options can be set in
:
defaultLgroup
The default group new users will be added to.
defaultclass
The default class to place users in as described in
login.conf5.
defaultgroups
This option is used to specify what other groups the new account
should be added to.
passwdtype
May be one of
no , none , random
or
yes
as described in
adduser(8).
As such, the text is not duplicated here and may be
read in
adduser(8).
homeprefix
The default home directory prefix, usually
/home
defaultshell
The user's default shell which may be any of the shells listed in
shells(5).
udotdir
Defines the location of the default shell and environment
configuration files.
msgfile
Location of the default new user message file.
This message will be sent to all new users if specified
here or at the
adduser(8)
prompt.
disableflag
The default message enclosed in brackets for the
lock account prompt.
upwexpire
The default password expiration time.
Format of the date is either a
UNIX
time in decimal, or a date in
dd - mmm - yy [yy
]
format, where
dd
is the day,
mmm
is the month in either numeric or
alphabetic format, and
yy [yy
]
is either a two or four digit year.
This option also accepts a relative date in the form of
n [m h d w o y
]
where
n
is a decimal, octal (leading 0) or hexadecimal (leading 0x) digit
followed by the number of Minutes, Hours, Days, Weeks, Months or
Years from the current date at
which the expiration time is to be set.
uexpire
The default account expire time.
The format is similar to the
upwexpire
option.
ugecos
The default information to be held in the GECOS field of
/etc/master.passwd
uidstart
The default user ID setting.
This must be a number above 1000 and fewer than 65534.
EXAMPLES
The following is an example
file created with the
-Cadduser(8)
flag and modified.
# Configuration file for adduser(8).
# NOTE: only *some* variables are saved.
# Last Modified on Fri Mar 30 14:04:05 EST 2004.
defaultLgroup=
defaultclass=
defaultgroups=
passwdtype=yes
homeprefix=/home
defaultshell=/bin/csh
udotdir=/usr/share/skel
msgfile=/etc/adduser.msg
disableflag=
upwexpire=91d # Expire passwords 91 days after creation.
The internal variables documented here may change without notice.
Do not rely on them.
To modify this file invoke
adduser(8)
with the
-C
option instead.
