[***SPAM***] Re: [Nix-dev] /etc/skel, useradd - resolve symlinks before copying?

[Michael Raskin]

>Excerpts from Michael Raskin's message of Sat Feb 12 18:00:45 +0100 2011:
>> We already had activation scripts scan /etc/ for stale links into /etc/static with
>> the goal of removing these links. It seems an OK decision for /etc/skel
>
>In the past there was a sh script - now it seems to be a perl script.
>See my previous mail - I quoted the important part of the documentation.
>
>You said "copy" - So i thought you were referring to
>  cp (readlink /etc/static/skel/.bashrc) /etc/skel
>
>However removing "stale" files doesn't work - because files can't be
>stale ?

Hm. I probably forgot to think well before posting.

You are right, keeping track is needed. Not that it is complex.

Your idea about having a list in a file can be amended with the word "sorted",
so simple diff fed to "xargs rm" will be possible.

Removals from skel should also be rare. 

>I want plain files in ~. So I have to put plain files into /etc/skel or
>patch copy_tree in useradd.
>
>I feel like repeating myself - so maybe I missunderstood you this time.

No, it is me being stupid.