Defining home directory of a newly created user??

ggarrette · 07-01-2008, 01:08 PM

I'm following directions from:

http://www.howtoforge.com/opennms_network_management

and after creating a user with the useradd command I have to define a home directory of /opt/pgsql/

How do I do this?

Thanks!!

Cuetzpallin · 07-01-2008, 01:29 PM

adduser command ask to you for the home directory of your new user.

ggarrette · 07-01-2008, 01:44 PM

I don't remember there being an opportunity for that...

How do I define a home directory of a user, if not given the opportunity at first?

strick1226 · 07-01-2008, 02:13 PM

Code:

useradd -d custom_home_dir_path username

would link the user and intended home directory at the time of the user account creation...

usermod could help if you don't want to/can't delete and recreate the new user account.

Code:

usermod -d new_home_dir_path existing_username

would change it, I think.

Perhaps one better:

Code:

usermod -d -m new_home_dir_path existing_username

should both change the user home directory assignment _and_ move the current/old home directory contents for the user to the new location.

ggarrette · 07-01-2008, 02:47 PM

Thanks!!!!