default directory for new user
 

Hello,
I have created a Linux (openSUSE 11.2) fileserver and have successfully created 40 users who map to the Linux box for the purpose of backing up files on their Windows computers. The existing users all sync their files to /mnt/sync_data/home/username. The problem is that when I create new users their home directory (I hope I'm understanding this correctly)is: /home/username. I don't know how to redefine the home directory from /home/username to /mnt/sync_data/home/username.

Thank you

personally I'd suggest you shoudl leave the defaults as is and symlink (or potentially mount --bind) the location back to /home/ to preserve that location, as it's a standard, but you can change /etc/defaults/useradd if your distro uses it, to change the default home location. This will then affect ALL new users automatically. If you just want to do a one off, use the -m option to useradd, and to do it after the event use usermod, of just edit it directly in /etc/passwd.

EDIT: beat to it with a better answer by acid_kewpie.

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