1 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/user/useradd.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/user/useradd.rb
index 55cc2d5dd..8ed0a9bd1 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/user/useradd.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/user/useradd.rb
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ Puppet::Type.type(:user).provide :useradd, :parent => Puppet::Provider::NameServ
         value !~ /\s/
     end
 
+    has_features :manages_homedir, :allows_duplicates
+
     def addcmd
         cmd = [command(:add)]
         @model.class.validproperties.each do |property|
@@ -33,10 +35,17 @@ Puppet::Type.type(:user).provide :useradd, :parent => Puppet::Provider::NameServ
             cmd << "-M"
         else
         end
-        if @model[:allowdupe]  == :true
+
+        if @model.allowdupe?
             cmd << "-o"
         end
 
+        if @model.managehome?
+            cmd << "-m"
+        elsif %w{Fedora RedHat}.include?(Facter.value("operatingsystem"))
+            cmd << "-M"
+        end
+
         cmd << @model[:name]
 
         cmd