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authorLennart Poettering <lennart@poettering.net>2023-11-08 11:57:44 +0100
committerLennart Poettering <lennart@poettering.net>2023-11-08 14:28:10 +0100
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man: document that changing --uid= doesn't work
Fixes: #28982
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owned by a different UID when logging in, the home directory and everything underneath it will have
its ownership changed automatically before login completes.</para>
+ <para>Note that changing this option for existing home directories generally has no effect on home
+ directories that already have been registered locally (have a local <emphasis>binding</emphasis>), as
+ the UID used for an account on the local system is determined when the home directory is first
+ activated on it, and then remains in effect until the home directory is removed.</para>
+
<para>Note that users managed by <command>systemd-homed</command> always have a matching group
associated with the same name as well as a GID matching the UID of the user. Thus, configuring the
GID separately is not permitted.</para>