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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 ]]

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 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.



Linux-PAM Manual                                      09/19/2013                                  MKHOMEDIR_HELPER(8)