Creating files by default

[pilchard_power]

Basically I'm trying to use FreeBSD on my desktop and all I need to do now is configure it so that when a new user is created, the following files are created:

• /home/me/documents/
• /home/me/pictures/
• /home/me/music/
• /home/me/downloads/

etc.

Just like on a normal desktop system (where me is the name of the user).

How would I do this?

Thanks for your replies.

 

[SirDice]

Make use of the "skeleton" files in /usr/share/skel/.

 

[pilchard_power]

Thanks for your response.

Sorry I'm a bit of a newbie; what would I do with the "skeleton files".

 

[roddierod]

You want to check out information on /usr/share/skel and adduser(8)()

 

[pilchard_power]

Thanks for replying.

I've read through adduser(8) but I don't understand what I actually have to do. What configuration files should I modify/what commands should I run?

 

[SirDice]

from adduser(8):

-k directory
Copy files from directory into the home directory of new users; dot.foo will be renamed to .foo.

By default it will copy the files from /usr/share/skel/.

 

[pilchard_power]

Thank you for your help.

I think that this thread can be closed now.