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diff --git a/modules/pam_mkhomedir/pam_mkhomedir.8.xml b/modules/pam_mkhomedir/pam_mkhomedir.8.xml
index 1b5a11cb..3c40de15 100644
--- a/modules/pam_mkhomedir/pam_mkhomedir.8.xml
+++ b/modules/pam_mkhomedir/pam_mkhomedir.8.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@
if it does not exist when the session begins. This allows users
to be present in central database (such as NIS, kerberos or LDAP)
without using a distributed file system or pre-creating a large
- number of directories.
+ number of directories. The skeleton directory (usually
+ <filename>/etc/skel/</filename>) is used to copy default files
+ and also set's a umask for the creation.
</para>
<para>
The new users home directory will not be removed after logout
@@ -67,12 +69,12 @@
<varlistentry>
<term>
- <option>umask=<replaceable>mode</replaceable></option>
+ <option>umask=<replaceable>mask</replaceable></option>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
The user file-creation mask is set to
- <replaceable>mode</replaceable>. The default value of umask is
+ <replaceable>mask</replaceable>. The default value of mask is
0022.
</para>
</listitem>