From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Sep 22 18:48:38 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 37B99489 for ; Mon, 22 Sep 2014 18:48:38 +0000 (UTC) Received: from resqmta-po-07v.sys.comcast.net (resqmta-po-07v.sys.comcast.net [IPv6:2001:558:fe16:19:96:114:154:166]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "Bizanga Labs SMTP Client Certificate", Issuer "Bizanga Labs CA" (not verified)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 0AE483F4 for ; Mon, 22 Sep 2014 18:48:37 +0000 (UTC) Received: from resomta-po-18v.sys.comcast.net ([96.114.154.242]) by resqmta-po-07v.sys.comcast.net with comcast id uJo11o00E5E3ZMc01Joc9F; Mon, 22 Sep 2014 18:48:36 +0000 Received: from Curly-Sr.dbis.net ([50.183.226.175]) by resomta-po-18v.sys.comcast.net with comcast id uJob1o00R3nhSLa01JocNc; Mon, 22 Sep 2014 18:48:36 +0000 Message-ID: <54206EFE.2020300@comcast.net> Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2014 12:48:30 -0600 From: Dave Babb User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; FreeBSD amd64; rv:31.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/31.1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: User Questions Subject: Cloning a user DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=comcast.net; s=q20140121; t=1411411716; bh=SlhVww1/0JBDJeMS+pRvBfqbbQauPvkyIhBb6a3Csro=; h=Received:Received:Message-ID:Date:From:MIME-Version:To:Subject: Content-Type; b=fkUcrIlzoiNt8M6lUxiQvHGTkcETiMkGGZ9z81dl0ayx6WY0YICuqniyyoGDN4oeC 4zXRTYpRlt0lGAKITuGTeRFvKiA9sDWawIiKMevLCY8Lo1wCRLDV6g65euIUwK7C4V hBFNo1hk2tTIztI3HdXFLrCYAGThJezcET2wfdFMxbRW6LhkzJNHRuOUKWBxkAZBJE ZShZfKrdY0r9+qJ+8qDUBjCfQn5kzzwgZZ2JJPOfKDeUANB8mJ+PIpNpDL2xRgg6gE 7IwWf7iKj03wrobbmSqQnHzhd8FFl/BUnlWL7WGCS0EaWRXAL7fTIargP57iLfqcXM RE0ARX874C5QA== Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.18-1 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18-1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2014 18:48:38 -0000 Good Afternoon all, I am setting up a new system for a municipality. I want to setup one user's home dir, their desktop, .profile, dir tree, etc....then clone it to all the other users I need to setup. email is not a part of this cloning process. I am trying to avoid the labor setting up each user's desktop individually..... Because the desktop (Mate) will be used.....is their some manner to not bork up the cloned home dir's when cloning? Is there an approved method? I ask because I am not getting any Google/Yahoo hits....I may be searching for the wrong terms...or maybe this is not an "orthodox" strategy. May I ask for pointers please? Thank you! Sincerely and respectfully, Dave