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In Linux on my Virtual Box, How do I set default values for any future new user? Also, how do I create an empty file named TESTFILE and have it copied to each new users home directory.

I believe I did the second question correctly. Are the steps below correct for question 2?

root# touch testfile.txt
root# cp -a ~/testfile.txt /etc/skel/

Then to ensure it worked I created a new user and listed files in that directory:

root# useradd -c "NewUser" -md /home/NU -e MONTH/DATE/YEAR -s /bin/bash -u 2000 newuser
root# su - newuser
newuser~ ls -l

OUTPUT --> total 0
-rw-r--r-r-- newuser DATE testfile.txt

THANK YOU FOR ALL HELP! I AM NEW AT LINUX.

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  • Obviously the file you put into /etc/skel is not called FAKE. What default values are you thinking of? Commented Dec 10, 2022 at 23:09
  • You don't need to create the file in root's home dir and then copy it to /etc/skel (although that obviously works). You can create it in /etc/skel, with no need to copy it: touch /etc/skel/testfile.txt (as root, of course, because only root has permission to write in /etc/skel). Commented Dec 11, 2022 at 2:25

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