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date = '2026-03-02T18:39:17-06:00'
draft = false
title = 'Enable oddjob-mkhomedir'
layout = 'chapter'
type = 'book'
tags = 'linux'
chapterno = 1
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This is for RHEL based distros, specifically Fedora 43+:

1. Check if `oddjob` and `oddjob-mkhomedir` is installed.
2. Run as root: `authselect enable-feature with-mkhomedir`
3. Enable oddjobd. Run as root: `systemctl enable --now oddjobd.service`