Nextcloud how to prevent default files

NethServer Version:7.8.2003

How to prevent the creation of lots of default files in a new nextcloud user? This should be default in Nethserver.

Well, that’s a Nextcloud thing, one of those default files is the manual, the examples give a new user somewhere to start. Maybe consider taking this up with Nextcloud on their forums?

No reason to do that; local installations can modify the default files (they’re in /usr/share/nextcloud/core/skeleton, but those shouldn’t be directly changed). See below for the docs:
https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/19/admin_manual/configuration_files/default_files_configuration.html

But seriously, why?

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Because I don’t want all these generic photos and example documents for new users. A new users should have no existing data.

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So the user manual for the very system they’re using shouldn’t be there? Can’t agree here. But yes, the docs explain how to use whatever other directory you want as the source for any documents to populate the directory with.

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