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We'll go over setting these 
fields later, but for now, hopefully you understand the 
contents of the 
/etc/shadow
 file better.
Now that we fully understand how to manage our users, we can also look at how to 
provide them with default files in their home directory.
Distributing default configuration files 
with /etc/skel
In a typical organization, there are usually some defaults that are recommended for 
users in terms of files and configuration. For example, in a company that performs 
software development, there are likely recommended settings for text editors and 
version control systems. Files that are contained within 
/etc/skel
 are copied into the 
home directory for all new users when you create them (assuming you've chosen to 
create a home directory while setting up the user).
 If at any time you'd like additional clarification, feel free to check 
out the Ubuntu man pages. A man page (short for manual page) 
can give you quite a bit more information about commands as well 
as files. For example, the following command shows you the man 
page for the 
ls
 command:
man ls
More specific to this section, you can retrieve man pages for the 
/
etc/shadow
 files as well:
man passwd
man shadow
Press 
q
 on your keyboard to exit out of a man page. Feel free to 
check out the man pages for any command in this book to learn 
more as you go along.

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Managing Users and Permissions