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glenn69 09-22-2008 12:43 PM
terminal (xterm) opens in /root directory?
 
When I open xterm from user "bob" with home directory of /home/bob, the xterm opens with user bob in directory /root.

How do I set xterm to open in the users home directory?

arungoodboy 09-23-2008 05:48 AM
Check the output of 'id -a' to confirm that you are indeed logged in as bob. Also, what is the output of 'cat /etc/passwd | grep bob' ? That should show your default home directory.


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