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Where do /root/.bashrc and /root/.profile come from on a Debian system?

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Normally when you add a user on a Debian system, the contents of /etc/skel/ are copied into the new user's home directory. But /root/.bashrc does not match /etc/skel/.bashrc and /root/.profile does not match /etc/skel/.profile. Also neither file is known to dpkg. So where do they come from?
Asked by ali1234 (1194 rep)
Aug 24, 2016, 08:44 PM
Last activity: Nov 21, 2023, 12:25 PM