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32 <term><option>MAIL_DIR</option> (string)</term>
35 The mail spool directory. This is needed to manipulate the mailbox
36 when its corresponding user account is modified or deleted. If not
37 specified, a compile-time default is used.
40 </varlistentry><varlistentry>
41 <term><option>MAIL_FILE</option> (string)</term>
44 Defines the location of the users mail spool files relatively to
49 <!-- FIXME: MAIL_FILE not used in useradd -->
51 The <option>MAIL_DIR</option> and <option>MAIL_FILE</option> variables
52 are used by <command>useradd</command>, <command>usermod</command>, and
53 <command>userdel</command> to create, move, or delete the user's mail
56 <para condition="no_pam">
57 If <option>MAIL_CHECK_ENAB</option> is set to
58 <replaceable>yes</replaceable>, they are also used to define the
59 <envar>MAIL</envar> environment variable.