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<A NAME="2841"> </A><H2><A NAME="SECTION001023000000000000000">Initial environment: <tt>/etc/skel</tt></A></H2>
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When the home directory for a new user is created, it is
initialized with files from the <tt>/etc/skel</tt><A NAME="2843"> </A> directory.
The system administrator can create files in <tt>/etc/skel</tt><A NAME="2845"> </A>
that will provide a nice default environment for users.
For example, he might create a <tt>/etc/skel/.profile</tt><A NAME="2847"> </A> that
sets the EDITOR environment variable to some editor that
is friendly towards new users.
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However, it is usually best to try to keep <tt>/etc/skel</tt><A NAME="2849"> </A>
as small as possible, since it will be next to impossible
to update existing users' files. For example, if the name
of the friendly editor changes, all existing users would
have to edit their <tt>.profile</tt><A NAME="2851"> </A>. The system administrator
could try to do it automatically, with a script, but that
is almost certain going to break someone's file.
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Whenever possible, it is better to put
global configuration into global files, such as
<tt>/etc/profile</tt><A NAME="2853"> </A>. This way it is possible to update
it without breaking users' own setups.
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<I>Lars Wirzenius <BR>
Sat Nov 15 02:32:11 EET 1997</I>
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