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zion_rulz 06-24-2009 05:57 PM
How to change home path for a user?
 
Hi

I have a created a particular user 'wscale' and I want it's home path to be set to /home/xxx/yyy

Not sure if the below works

HOME=/home/xxx/yyy

Any help will be much appreciated.

Cheers!

foodown 06-24-2009 06:01 PM
As root, open the file /etc/passwd

You will see a line that looks like this:
Code:
wscale:x:1000:100:,,,:/home/wscale:/bin/bash
Change it to this:
Code:
wscale:x:1000:100:,,,:/home/xxx/yyy:/bin/bash
Make sure you have done this:
Code:
# mkdir /home/xxx/yyy
# chown wscale /home/xxx/yyy

anomie 06-24-2009 06:09 PM
Also check out the manpages for usermod(8).

viento 06-24-2009 06:09 PM
OR, if you want to save all troubles of editing the passwd file and directories:

useradd -d /home/xxx/wscale wscale

but you still need to make sure that /home/xxx is available...

zion_rulz 06-24-2009 06:21 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by foodown (Post 3585243)
As root, open the file /etc/passwd

You will see a line that looks like this:
Code:
wscale:x:1000:100:,,,:/home/wscale:/bin/bash
Change it to this:
Code:
wscale:x:1000:100:,,,:/home/xxx/yyy:/bin/bash
Make sure you have done this:
Code:
# mkdir /home/xxx/yyy
# chown wscale /home/xxx/yyy


I just followed your steps and VOILA!!! Thanks a ton.

Cheers!


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