createhomedir(1) BSD General Commands Manual createhomedir(1)NAMEcreatehomedir — create and populate home directories on the local com‐
puter.
SYNOPSIScreatehomedir [-scbalh] [-n directoryDomainName] [-u username]
DESCRIPTIONcreatehomedir 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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