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This may be a rookie mistake, but I created a user (new user) in Linux on a Ubuntu system and didn't actually create the home directory for this user. Now, when I log in, it says there are problems... If I delete the path home/<new user> and try to log in the system tells me I can use root as home directory but I will likely experience problems, and then it won't let me log in.

What is the best way to create this directory with the appropriate permissions? Should I just create another user and delete this one? I need some help...

Hello71
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Create the directory, chown it to <new user>:<new group>, chmod it 0700, and copy all the contents, including hidden files, of /etc/skel to the new home directory.

Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
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