createhomedir(1) BSD General Commands Manual createhomedir(1)
NAME
createhomedir -- create and populate home directories on the local com-
puter.
SYNOPSIS
createhomedir [-scbalh] [-n directoryDomainName] [-u username]
DESCRIPTION
createhomedir provides several options for creating and populating home
directories.
OPTIONS
-s creates home directories for server home paths only (default).
-c creates home directories for local home paths only.
-b creates home directories for both server and local home paths.
-a creates home directories for users defined in all directory
domains of the server's search path.
-l creates home directories for users defined in the local direc-
tory domain.
-n directoryDomainName
creates home directories for users defined in a specific direc-
tory domain in the server's search path.
-u username
creates a home directory for a specific user defined in the
domain(s) identified in the -a, -l, or -n parameter. If you omit
the -a, -l, and -n parameters when you use the -u parameter, -a
is assumed.
-i reads username list from standard input and creates specified
home directories. Each username should be on its own line.
-h usage help.
FILES
/usr/sbin/createhomedir location of tool
CAVEATS
When using the -a option, search limits of various directory servers
(such as Open Directory or Active Directory) can prevent all possible
home directories from being created. In this case, you may need to spec-
ify the usernames explicitly.
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