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coffee-grinder
Asked: 2011-03-06 05:09:02 +0800 CST

When I create a new user, how do I automatically create a .virtualenvs directory in their home directory?

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I want to automatically create a directory called ".virtualenvs" in each new user's home directory upon creation of that new user.

I am using the useradd command to create new users.

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    Create the directory /etc/skel/.virtualenvs. The /etc/skel directory will be used as a skeleton for a new home directory.

    It's defined in /etc/adduser.conf:

    # The SKEL variable specifies the directory containing "skeletal" user
# files; in other words, files such as a sample .profile that will be
# copied to the new user's home directory when it is created.
SKEL=/etc/skel
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