[Pkg-shadow-commits] r2938 - in upstream/trunk: . man

[Nicolas FRANÇOIS]

Author: nekral-guest
Date: 2009-05-18 19:18:29 +0000 (Mon, 18 May 2009)
New Revision: 2938

Modified:
   upstream/trunk/ChangeLog
   upstream/trunk/man/usermod.8.xml
Log:
	* man/usermod.8.xml: Split the CAVEAT section in paragraphs.
	Updated information on the user_busy check.


Modified: upstream/trunk/ChangeLog
===================================================================
--- upstream/trunk/ChangeLog	2009-05-18 18:53:23 UTC (rev 2937)
+++ upstream/trunk/ChangeLog	2009-05-18 19:18:29 UTC (rev 2938)
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 2009-05-18  Nicolas François  <nicolas.francois at centraliens.net>
 
+	* man/usermod.8.xml: Split the CAVEAT section in paragraphs.
+	Updated information on the user_busy check.
+
+2009-05-18  Nicolas François  <nicolas.francois at centraliens.net>
+
 	* man/userdel.8.xml: Document tat -f may force teh deletion of a
 	busy user.
 

Modified: upstream/trunk/man/usermod.8.xml
===================================================================
--- upstream/trunk/man/usermod.8.xml	2009-05-18 18:53:23 UTC (rev 2937)
+++ upstream/trunk/man/usermod.8.xml	2009-05-18 19:18:29 UTC (rev 2938)
@@ -327,14 +327,20 @@
   <refsect1 id='caveats'>
     <title>CAVEATS</title>
     <para>
-      <command>usermod</command> will not allow you to change the name of an
-      user who is logged in. You must make certain that the named user is
+      You must make certain that the named user is
       not executing any processes when this command is being executed if the
-      user's numerical user ID is being changed. You must change the owner
-      of any <command>crontab</command> files manually. You must change
-      the owner of any <command>at</command> jobs manually. You must make
-      any changes involving NIS on the NIS server.
+      user's numerical user ID, the user's name, or the user's home
+      directory is being changed. <command>usermod</command> checks this
+      on Linux, but only check if the user is logged in according to utmp
+      on other architectures.
     </para>
+    <para>
+      You must change the owner of any <command>crontab</command> files or
+      <command>at</command> jobs manually.
+    </para>
+    <para>
+      You must make any changes involving NIS on the NIS server.
+    </para>
   </refsect1>
 
   <refsect1 id='configuration'>