--- shadow-4.0.4.1/src/useradd.c.orig	2004-11-10 19:30:27 +0300

+++ shadow-4.0.4.1/src/useradd.c	2004-11-10 19:30:27 +0300

@@ -1956,7 +1956,8 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)

 	if (mflg) {

 		create_home ();

 		create_mailbox ();

-		copy_tree (def_template, user_home, user_id, user_gid, 1);

+		copy_tree ((access(def_template,R_OK|X_OK)?SKEL_DIR:def_template),

+		user_home, user_id, user_gid, 1);

 	}

 	nscd_flush_cache ("passwd");