Manual: mkhomedir_helper

MKHOMEDIR_HELPER(8)				      Linux-PAM Manual					 MKHOMEDIR_HELPER(8)

NAME
       mkhomedir_helper - Helper binary that creates home directories

SYNOPSIS

       mkhomedir_helper {user} [umask [ path-to-skel [ home_mode ] ]]

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.

       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.

Linux-PAM						 07/16/2026					 MKHOMEDIR_HELPER(8)