[ubuntu-uk] Recreating home folder?

Paul Roach roachy at roachy.net
Fri Dec 11 14:24:19 GMT 2009


You can just recreate the folder...but remember to assign the folder
to the corresponding user and group with chown


On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 2:17 PM, Alex Birchall <A.Birchall at mdx.ac.uk> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> For some reason (maybe a slip of the wrist?), a home folder for an
> ordinary user on my Ubuntu server has disappeared (nothing vital lost).
> The user is still there.  Can I just recreate the user's home folder, or
> should I delete the user and create another one?
>
> Regards,
>
> Alex
>
> Alexander J Birchall
> Library Systems Manager
> Middlesex University
> The Sheppard Library
> The Burroughs
> London NW4 4BT
>
> Tel 0208 411 5235
>
>
>
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