#21 2016-03-14 02:27:54

johnraff

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Re: Default User conf

damo already explained one reason the user files aren't in /etc/skel - Debian recommend that directory to be as empty as possible.

Here are two more:
*) any files put under /etc get marked as conffiles by dpkg which can make things more complicated.
*) if a sysadmin wants to set up a special user without all the BunsenLabs config files it's easier this way.

Originally discussed here: http://crunchbang.org/forums/viewtopic.php?id=39678

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bonbonboi

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Re: Default User conf

damo already explained one reason the user files aren't in /etc/skel - Debian recommend that directory to be as empty as possible.

Here are two more:
*) any files put under /etc get marked as conffiles by dpkg which can make things more complicated.
*) if a sysadmin wants to set up a special user without all the BunsenLabs config files it's easier this way.

Originally discussed here: http://crunchbang.org/forums/viewtopic.php?id=39678

Thanks for clarifications

spacex

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Registered: 2015-12-15

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Re: Default User conf

damo already explained one reason the user files aren't in /etc/skel - Debian recommend that directory to be as empty as possible.

Here are two more:
*) any files put under /etc get marked as conffiles by dpkg which can make things more complicated.
*) if a sysadmin wants to set up a special user without all the BunsenLabs config files it's easier this way.

Originally discussed here: http://crunchbang.org/forums/viewtopic.php?id=39678

Thanks for clarifications

Yes, I know what Debian recommends, but personally, I do not care what Debian recommends about anything. If I would listen to what Debian thinks, I would be way to restricted. I do whatever I think is best

But anyway, I see your point if you are caring about Bunsen being used by sysadmins with many users with different setups and privileges. But that's pretty far fetched. The majority of the users are home-users, usually on a single-user system, and if there is another user, it's their wife.

Last edited by spacex (2016-03-19 00:23:09)

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Re: Default User conf

....  that the debian admin handbook and without a doubt the wiki.debian pages are a lifesaver...even the archlinux wiki comes in handy for my systemd queries.

...and links for them all appear in the BL Help menu O:)

Some well-deserved self-shoulder patting, this.

Bravo, damo!!!

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