# User module: useradd without cerate home directory

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/user-module-useradd-without-cerate-home-directory/17359>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [January 23, 2015, 5:09am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/user-module-useradd-without-cerate-home-directory/17359 "2015-01-23T05:09:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![hce](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c0e974/32.png) [@hce](https://forum.ansible.com/u/hce)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2015, 5:09am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/user-module-useradd-without-cerate-home-directory/17359/1 "2015-01-23T05:09:11Z")

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Hi,

Which option in ansible user module to create user account whitout creating user home directory like “useradd -M”?

Thank you.

- j

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**Author:** ![Brian\_Coca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@Brian\_Coca](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Brian_Coca)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2015, 2:22pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/user-module-useradd-without-cerate-home-directory/17359/2 "2015-01-23T14:22:12Z")

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