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haxit

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From: /home/haxit

Registered: 2008-03-04

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No configuration files in home folder.

Hello,

I am installing x86_64 arch and using my /home folder from ubuntu, but not any of the configs from ubuntu. So i deleted my /home/haxit folder, and installed arch. Now, when i add my user, it adds the folder but not any configs in the /home/haxit folder that arch created. Is this normal?

Thanks,
HaXiT

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drag0nl0rd

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Re: No configuration files in home folder.

What configs do you expect to be in the newly created home directory? There should be only something like this: ".bash_profile .xsession .bashrc .xinitrc" and nothing more. Other config files are created after you run each program. Is this what you mean?

JeremyTheWicked

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From: Poland

Registered: 2008-05-23

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Re: No configuration files in home folder.

Could you be a little clearer about what you did? I don't understand if you have used the Ubuntu /home partition for your new installation or if you are sharing the partition across distributions.
Moreover: how did you add your user. What configs are you missing?

The first rule of asking for help is providing enough information for people to help.

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haxit

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Re: No configuration files in home folder.

Well, dw about the ubuntu shit, but I have 0 config files in my home folder. And I am adding the user with:

useradd -m -s /bin/bash haxit

Thanks

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drag0nl0rd

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Re: No configuration files in home folder.

dw about the ubuntu shit

heh?

Do you have any files in your Arch /etc/skel directory?
I always used "adduser" command with no problems.

sniffles

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Registered: 2008-01-23

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Re: No configuration files in home folder.

BTW: adduser > useradd.

haxit

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Re: No configuration files in home folder.

In my /etc/skel there is .bashrc and .bash_profile
Also I installed again and used the adduser thing, still didn't work.

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Sp4rkR4t

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From: Southampton

Registered: 2008-05-06

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Re: No configuration files in home folder.

I still don't get what he expects to see there.

haxit

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Re: No configuration files in home folder.

.xsession .xinitrc

I need these so that when I install xfce i can boot up on it immidiatly.

My home folder now has .bashrc and .bash_profile. Is that all there is on a fresh install?

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peart

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Re: No configuration files in home folder.

.xsession and .xinitrc will probably only show up once you've installed xorg-xinit.

haxit

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Re: No configuration files in home folder.

I installed that, and it still didn't show up.

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ghostHack

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Registered: 2008-02-29

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Re: No configuration files in home folder.

.xsession .xinitrc

I need these so that when I install xfce i can boot up on it immidiatly.

My home folder now has .bashrc and .bash_profile. Is that all there is on a fresh install?

Well, a fresh (Core) install does not include X11 so obviously .xsession and .xinitrc do not exist in /etc/skel.  If you create your user after you have installed the xorg group then adduser will copy across the .xinit and .xsession files.  Alternatively you can copy these manually if you install xorg afer you have created your user.