Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2017 22:21:45 -0500 From: Baho Utot <baho-utot@columbus.rr.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: /etc/skel doesn't work?! Message-ID: <0e5a295f-f78c-dad2-794a-fec839c1e4fc@columbus.rr.com> In-Reply-To: <CA%2B4TWFuPS4qrPBOdD1XGqX3uC3j7NVxBdcojmX5Grk0noJfAFw@mail.gmail.com> References: <1488813922.11457.12.camel@inhio.net> <20170306195758.17d83f1d.freebsd@edvax.de> <20170306194515.GA1541@hephaistos.local> <CA%2B4TWFuPS4qrPBOdD1XGqX3uC3j7NVxBdcojmX5Grk0noJfAFw@mail.gmail.com>
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On 3/6/2017 2:51 PM, Chris Knipe wrote: > Just out of interest... > > Is there any reason why /etc/skel IS there then? Other than to create > confusion of course. > > On Mon, Mar 6, 2017 at 9:45 PM, Martin S. Weber <Ephaeton@gmx.net> wrote: > >> On 2017-03-06 19:57:58, Polytropon wrote: >>> On Mon, 06 Mar 2017 12:25:22 -0300, ASV wrote: >>>> (...) >>>> Looks like a bug to me. >> Files in /etc/skel are not copied. Default skeleton directory is, >> confusingly, /usr/share/skel and not /etc/skel. The value of the >> default skeleton directory is neither mentioned in pw's manfile's >> -k options, or pw's manpage's FILES section. It IS, however, >> mentioned in pw.conf's manpage. >> >> So, ASV: >> touch /etc/skel/etc-skel >> touch /usr/share/skel/usr-share-skel >> pw useradd asv -m >> ls -l /home/asv >> # with empty /etc/pw.conf, we expect to see /home/asv/usr-share-skel, but >> # not /home/asv/etc-skel. >> >> FWIW, ASV, I understand your confusion. Fact just is, the default >> skeleton directory under FreeBSD is not what one expects when coming >> from other worlds. So, yes, any file will get copied, but you need to >> put it in the right directory :) And yes, re $SUBJECT, >> "/etc/skel does not work", without further configuration, period. >> >> -> man pw.conf >> >> Regards, >> -Martin >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions- >> unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> > > Should /etc/usr/skel be a symlink to /usr/share/skel ?
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