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Re: stuff



Andrew Main <zefram@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Tim Writer wrote:
> >                                              system administrators, who may
> >be responsible for managing a large number of machines and assisting a large
> >number of users, really have no choice but to provide a reasonably nice (site
> >specific) environment (i.e. not the default) via /etc/z*.
> 
> No, that's what /etc/skel is for.
> 

I disagree.  The purpose of /etc/skel is to provide an INITIAL environment.
It doesn't solve the (much more difficult) problem of MAITAINING a
consistent, friendly environment for those users that don't have the skills
to do it themselves.



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