102-500 Exam - Question 107

-m is correct because the main point in the description is - in the skeleton directory: -m, --create-home Create the user's home directory if it does not exist. The files and directories contained in the skeleton directory (which can be defined with the -k option) will be copied to the home directory. From the question we have - and provisions it with a set of standard files?

can be “-m” If you use -d you need to specify a home directory

Answer is - m "-m Create a new user account with its home directory (if it does not exist)." https://learning.lpi.org/en/learning-materials/102-500/107/107.1/107.1_01/#:~:text=option%20is%20specified).-,%2Dm,account%20with%20its%20home%20directory%20(if%20it%20does%20not%20exist).,-%2DM -D is wrong "–D Display the default values" https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E88353_01/html/E72487/useradd-8.html#:~:text=on%20/home/%20username.-,%E2%80%93D,Display%20the%20default%20values,-for%20group%2C%20base_dir

-D, --defaults print or change default useradd configuration -d, --home-dir HOME_DIR home directory of the new account -m, --create-home create the user's home directory So, in my opinion, it should be "-m"

The correct answer is -m From the MAN pages of useradd: ... OPTIONS -D, --defaults See below, the subsection "Changing the default values". ... Changing the default values When invoked with only the -D option, useradd will display the current default values. .... -m, --create-home Create the user's home directory if it does not exist. The files and directories contained in the skeleton directory (which can be defined with the -k option) will be copied to the home directory. By default, if this option is not specified and CREATE_HOME is not enabled, no home directories are created.

I don't understand why everybody is pointing the correct answer '-m' And the actual answer '-D' is not corrected ??? No one is bothering change it. Why I paid 32$ in order to see the entire test results ???

# useradd --heip -d, --home-dir HOME_DIR home directory of the new account -D, --defaults print or change default useradd configuration -m, --create-home create the user's home directory

In pratica è -m poichè -d non crea la cartella se non esiste HOME_DIRE.

-d is the correct answer.

If, we can assume that the configuration file of useradd (/etc/defaults/useradd) has not been edited, then we must FORCE useradd to create a home directory by default by using the '-m' option to OVERRIDE defaults. $ sudo useradd -m test If the Linux administrator has defined the defaults in the (/etc/defaults/useradd), where the admin wishes to create a home directory for every user, then it is safe to use the -D option.

Definitely -m creates Home directory - see below options as per man page and for those say -D obviously have no clue as it prints out the default values that will be assigned to the user once created..What they should have said is NOT -D but -d, when using -d yes you create home directory for user BUT only used when you want to specify home directory for user NOT in traditional location i.e. /home and not with username, so something like /usr/MaxHome then you can use the -d but the question did not say that and said home directory and hence -m

-D is just print or change default values (not create any folder) -m will surely create home directory even if not existed, and that folder will include all standard files or folder from SKEL folder. Answer should be - "-m"

Answer: -m -m options will create the directory. -d option needs an already created directory The question asks for a option that creates a new home's directory with a set of default files... -m, --create-home Create the user's home directory if it does not exist. The files and directories contained in the skeleton directory (which can be defined with the -k option) will be copied to the home directory. useradd will create the home directory unless CREATE_HOME in /etc/login.defs is set to no. -d, --home HOME_DIR The new user will be created using HOME_DIR as the value for the user's login directory. The default is to append the LOGIN name to BASE_DIR and use that as the login directory name. The directory HOME_DIR does not have to exist but will not be created if it is missing. Source: linux.die.net/man/8/useradd

When invoked without the -D option, the useradd command creates a new user account using the values specified on the command line plus the default values from the system. Right answer it is -D

I don't agree with -D , the man page just says See below, the subsection "Changing the default values". So it seems you have to have another parameter with the -D and the list given doesn't mention anything about adding a set of standard files. I think it could be -md

Should i answer with (create_home) or -m?

-m is the right answer