may be the problem is in user-setup: home directory is filled from `/etc/skel' but `/etc/skel' contains only examples.desktop
Jul 18 08:49:27 ubuntu user-setup: Adding user `corrado' ... Jul 18 08:49:27 ubuntu user-setup: Adding new group `corrado' (1000) ... Jul 18 08:49:28 ubuntu user-setup: Adding new user `corrado' (1000) with group `corrado' ... Jul 18 08:49:28 ubuntu user-setup: Creating home directory `/home/corrado' ... Jul 18 08:49:28 ubuntu user-setup: Copying files from `/etc/skel' ... corrado@corrado-HP-aa-p5:~$ ls /etc/skel -a . .. .bash_logout .bashrc examples.desktop .profile corrado@corrado-HP-aa-p5:~$ -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of DX Packages, which is subscribed to indicator-session in Ubuntu. Matching subscriptions: dx-packages https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1703743 Title: Subfolders Documents, Downloads ,,, missing in Home folder Status in indicator-session package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Installed from: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Alpha amd64 (20170703) usual subfolders Documents, Downloads, Music ... are missing in Home folder. corrado@corrado-HP-aa-p4:~$ ls -a . .bashrc examples.desktop .local .stellarium .. .cache .gimp-2.8 .mozilla .sudo_as_admin_successful .bash_history .config .gnupg .profile .thumbnails .bash_logout Desktop .ICEauthority .ssh corrado@corrado-HP-aa-p4:~$ To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/indicator-session/+bug/1703743/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dx-packages Post to : dx-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dx-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp