Hi
Im creating a user but i could int find the user home directory in root.i had created user rsales1 rsales2 but i could int find the user home directory in /home of root ,Can anyone help me how can i solve it .I tring to configure pub key attentication for user test but i could int find the user home directory.

root@docs:~# cd /home/
root@docs:/home# ls
ecare
root@docs:/home#

wint:x:1000:1000:ecare,,,:/home/wint:/bin/bash
sshd:x:115:65534::/var/run/sshd:/usr/sbin/nologin
mysql:x:116:124:MySQL Server,,,:/var/lib/mysql:/bin/false
postgres:x:1001:1001::/home/postgres:/bin/sh
smmta:x:117:125:Mail Transfer Agent,,,:/var/lib/sendmail:/bin/false
smmsp:x:118:126:Mail Submission Program,,,:/var/lib/sendmail:/bin/false
mailer:x:1002:1002::/home/mailer:/bin/sh
bind:x:119:127::/var/cache/bind:/bin/false
test:x:1003:1003:test,,,:/home/test:/bin/bash
rsales1:x:1004:1004::/home/rsales1:/bin/bash
rsales2:x:1005:1005::/home/rsales2:/bin/bash
root@docs:~# passwd test
Enter new UNIX password:
Retype new UNIX password:
passwd: password updated successfully

Do you have files under /etc/skel? those should be copied on creating a new user. That's also presuming that the request was made for the home dir to be created, which *should* be default behaviour, but can be explicitly done using the -m option

Hi,
i just find skel file .I manually created a home folder in /rot/home/rsales1.Whether it wright one .

root@x-desktop:~# cd /etc/skel/
root@x-desktop:/etc/skel# ls
examples.desktop
root@ecare-desktop:/etc/skel#