[SOLVED] Change Default Home Directory Location

NotAComputerGuy · 07-17-2013, 04:07 AM

Hi,

Apologies if I'm not using the right terminology here, I'm guessing that's why I'm not getting the solution I want when I search for this question.

I'm using a pi with an attached hard drive. What I'd like to do is when I SSH in, rather than find myself in /home/pi, find myself in /media/hdd, as there's where I find everything I use and rarely use /home/pi.

I do not want to move /home/pi at all, I still need it for all my config files.

Thanks

business_kid · 07-17-2013, 04:47 AM

I would compromise by running the following line (in /home/pi)

Code:

ln -s /media/hdd  .

then /home/pi is the home directory, with config files. /home/pi/hdd is /media/hdd, and you don't have to fiddle with anything.

If you really want /media/hdd as the home dir, you would hit problems if ever the pi came up and /media/hdd wasn't there. You can do that sore of thing to yourself with usermod (man usermod) but what I'm suggesting is safer. This way, if the disk isn't there, it's a "no such file or directory" error.

eSelix · 07-17-2013, 04:53 AM

You can execute custom script after login, to change your working directory, for example inside "~/.profile" or "~/.bashrc". Just add

Code:

cd /media/hdd

at end.

NotAComputerGuy · 07-17-2013, 04:55 AM

Thank you for highlighting potential problems and presenting a safe, simple and elegant solution, whilst also presenting the solution to my original question if I felt like taking a risk!

business_kid · 07-17-2013, 06:22 AM

Sounds like you're happy - great :-). That was quick. Mark it solved and carry omn.