A system administrator is provisioning a new server and creating user accounts for the development team. One of the new developers, 'mchavez', will need a dedicated space to store source code, personal scripts, and user-specific application configuration files. According to the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS), which of the following directories should be the default location for this user's data?
According to the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS), the /home directory is the designated location for user-specific files and directories. When a new user account is created, a subdirectory (e.g., /home/mchavez) is typically generated to serve as that user's personal workspace. The /boot directory contains files essential for the system's boot process. The /etc directory holds system-wide configuration files, not user-specific data. The /tmp directory is intended for temporary files that may be deleted upon reboot.
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