How to change home path for a user?

zion_rulz · 06-24-2009, 05:57 PM

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

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!