System gets hanged when i enter into /home directory [FC3]

scandalouskk · 04-27-2009, 08:58 PM

Am using FC3
80GB hard disk
512MB RAM
My system is getting hanged whenever i get into /home directory
i cannot even install any software which uses /home directory
it gets hanged while installing due to the above problem
plz let me know the solution quickly
thanx

JZL240I-U · 04-28-2009, 01:22 AM

Are you aware that FC 10 is the current version? Anyway, please change into the directory /home and post the results of the command "ls -la" (that's two small Ls). Or you might have a look at the permissions, groups and owners of your /home/<you> directory by sourself

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John VV · 04-28-2009, 03:23 AM

what did you do last before this started . fedora 3 is VERY old . I am willing to bet it is a incompatibility issue with any new programs that you might have installed .

scandalouskk · 05-02-2009, 04:34 AM

am doing my project in Grid computing.
FC3 is the most compatible version for it..
i checked the permission of /home directory
it work fine in my other three system of similar configuration
But only one system is have tat problem

scandalouskk · 05-02-2009, 04:36 AM

i recently mounted my /home, /opt and /etc directory from other system(mounted my server node from client node)
i think it would have caused some problem

Poetics · 05-04-2009, 06:52 PM

What about the results of the above command, ls -la -- at the least that should show us if there's anything odd or unusual about the directory itself.

In addition, can you post the results of mount -- we would like to see how your drives are mounted.

John VV · 05-04-2009, 09:09 PM

Quote:

i recently mounted my /home, /opt and /etc directory from other system

there is the problem .Fedora checks the " /home/UserName" permision AND ownership AND SELinux context . If they are not correct ( or if they are 777 ) then fedora will not boot into that user .

Make a new user and that should fix it .

scandalouskk · 05-05-2009, 08:26 PM

[to JOHN VV]
i tried to set the permission for /home/username both 777 and root permissions. it doesnt works
Even i tried to create new user in /home.. user is also created , but i cannot enter into tat user or i cannot go into that uservia terminal

scandalouskk · 05-05-2009, 08:36 PM

[TO -POETICS]
do u want me to type ls -la at /home/user or as /root
i think it will work at /root

John VV · 05-05-2009, 09:40 PM

in fedora if the $HOME/*. config ( ie. ~/.bashrc ,~/.bash_profile ) files are " chmod 777" THEN FEDORA WILL NOT BOOT INTO THAT USER because the $HOME folder is INSECURE . the correct permission would be 755
the same thing goes for the file ownership AND the SELinux context

if the $HOME folder is not secure then that user will not be allowed to login

is the user name the same for ALL the nodes or is that one box different ?

how is /home mounted in /etc/fstab ?
using

Code:

UUID=12345678-1234-????-59gi-dirhr**937cu /home                   ext3    defaults        1 2
-- or  something like my CentOS5.3 "/home"--

/dev/sdb3               /mnt/CentOS/home        ext3    defaults        0 0
or this -- will not work --
/dev/sdb3        /home        ext3    defaults        0 0

if it is mounted directly to / then there might be a permission issue