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From: User Mike <mike@BLACKJAC.mw.mediaone.netDEST>
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Subject: search path problems
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i tried to change my search path in the .login and .profile files and in the skeleton files. and for somereason when i use the pw command to make a new user it refuses to make them a directory and copy the skel files to it (i did make a pw.conf file too). thanx for any help you can give.
mike