Re: [ubuntu-uk] Recreating home folder?
On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 02:17:27PM +, Alex Birchall wrote: > Hi, > > For some reason (maybe a slip of the wrist?), a home folder for an > ordinary user on my Ubuntu server has disappeared (nothing vital lost). > The user is still there. Can I just recreate the user's home folder, or > should I delete the user and create another one? cp -R /etc/skel /home/username chown -R username.username /home/username That'll copy the skeleton userdir format and chown it to the required person. If your using a different group setup (like using the "user" group instead of making one per user) just change the username after the . on chown. -- Andrew Williams w: http://tensixtyone.com/ e: andy (at) tensixtyone.com signature.asc Description: Digital signature -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Recreating home folder?
You can just recreate the folder...but remember to assign the folder to the corresponding user and group with chown On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 2:17 PM, Alex Birchall wrote: > Hi, > > For some reason (maybe a slip of the wrist?), a home folder for an > ordinary user on my Ubuntu server has disappeared (nothing vital lost). > The user is still there. Can I just recreate the user's home folder, or > should I delete the user and create another one? > > Regards, > > Alex > > Alexander J Birchall > Library Systems Manager > Middlesex University > The Sheppard Library > The Burroughs > London NW4 4BT > > Tel 0208 411 5235 > > > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Recreating home folder?
Hi, For some reason (maybe a slip of the wrist?), a home folder for an ordinary user on my Ubuntu server has disappeared (nothing vital lost). The user is still there. Can I just recreate the user's home folder, or should I delete the user and create another one? Regards, Alex Alexander J Birchall Library Systems Manager Middlesex University The Sheppard Library The Burroughs London NW4 4BT Tel 0208 411 5235 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
