Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2017 21:51:25 +0200 From: Chris Knipe <savage@savage.za.org> To: FreeBSD - <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: /etc/skel doesn't work?! Message-ID: <CA%2B4TWFuPS4qrPBOdD1XGqX3uC3j7NVxBdcojmX5Grk0noJfAFw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20170306194515.GA1541@hephaistos.local> References: <1488813922.11457.12.camel@inhio.net> <20170306195758.17d83f1d.freebsd@edvax.de> <20170306194515.GA1541@hephaistos.local>
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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" > -- Regards, Chris Knipe
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