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MKHOMEDIR_HELPER
Section: Linux-PAM Manual (8) Updated: 02/02/2026 Index
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NAME
mkhomedir_helper - Helper binary that creates home directories
SYNOPSIS
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mkhomedir_helper {user} [umask [ path-to-skel [ home_mode [ path-to-vendor-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 default value of
home_mode
is computed from the value of
umask.
path-to-vendor-skel
doesn't have default value. When set to a
path, home directory will be populated by contents of
path-to-skel
first, and then by contents of
path.
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.
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