Bug 1579 - /vsmagent/make_homedir cannot copy /etc/skel
Summary: /vsmagent/make_homedir cannot copy /etc/skel
Status: ASSIGNED
Alias: None
Product: ThinLinc
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Other (show other bugs)
Version: 1.4.0
Hardware: PC Linux
: P2 Enhancement
Target Milestone: MediumPrio
Assignee: Peter Åstrand
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Reported: 2005-10-14 10:49 CEST by Peter Åstrand
Modified: 2024-01-29 09:10 CET (History)
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Description Peter Åstrand cendio 2005-10-14 10:49:36 CEST 
When using /vsmagent/make_homedir=1, /etc/skel is not copied to the home
directory. At Kristinehamn, I solved this by creating a script in xstartup.d:

cp -ia --reply=no /etc/skel/.??* /etc/skel/* ${HOME}

We should perhaps:

* Enhance vsmagent so that it can copy /etc/skel
or
* Ship a help script, like above. 
or
* Document this problem.
Comment 1 Karl Mikaelsson cendio 2018-02-16 17:45:17 CET 
There are also other solutions to creating home directories that's not specific to ThinLinc - pam_mkhomedir comes to mind.
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