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Asked: 2013-05-22 11:39:30 +0800 CST

On Ubuntu 12.04 is /etc/skel/ the correct place to put extra files for new users?

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On Ubuntu 12.04 is /etc/skel/ the correct place to put extra files for new users?

In the Linux Administration Handbook it mentions files from /usr/local/lib/skel which doesn't seem like an Ubuntu-esque path, nor does it exist on my fresh install of 12.04 server.

I'm just curious if there is anything like a conf.d directory for /etc/skel/ or a /usr/local/skel and where that would be in the documentation.

I know you can specify which skeleton to use with the SKEL variable with adduser - just curious what the "correct" way to go about editing the skeletons is with this part of system administration is - if there is an agree'd upon one.

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    Anything, files or directories, you put in /etc/skel/ will be copied to a new users home directory.

    You would put things there such as a custom .bashrc file. Alternately you would do a system configuration, sort of depends on what you are wanting to do exactly. For example, ssh settings would be in /etc/ssh/sshd_config (server) or /etc/ssh/ssh_config (client)

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