useradd with -d option do not create skeleton files

Question

When I create a user with useradd command in centos 5, the home directory is created and its /etc/skel files are copied to that directory but when i give useradd with -doption to some different path to home directory it does not create the skeloton files, like .bachrc, .bash_history etc.

If someone can give a hint so I can resolve this problem. Actually I need to execute some specific command .bashrc file but its not there. I created it manually but stil it does not executed that at time of user login.

Regards

score 7 · Accepted Answer · edited Aug 13 '12 at 14:44

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Skeleton files are only copied when creating a home directory. Try adding the -m option.

edited Aug 13 '12 at 14:44

quanta

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answered Aug 13 '12 at 12:28

basvdlei

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Yes with `useradd -md /home/somedir/home1/ username` works! – Toqeer Aug 13 '12 at 12:37

useradd with -d option do not create skeleton files

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