Re: Correct way to copy files to /home/$user?

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Subject: Re: Correct way to copy files to /home/$user?
From: Arno Töll <arno@debian.org>
Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2012 17:44:26 +0200
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Hi,

On 25.07.2012 17:21, adrelanos wrote:
> What is the correct way to copy files to /home/$user?

the answer is simple: Don't do it. There is no supported or predictable
way to get files into a user's home directory. Even less, it is
forbidden by policy to touch configuration files.

As a workaround you could install/divert your files when a user starts a
program, in your example xchat.

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Arno Töll
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