How to assign a user to the particular partition ?
 

Hi Linux-GURU's ,

I am using Linux RH 9.0 . I need some help on the following .
I want to create a particular user (say XYZ) with root privileges .
And I want to create a new partition say (part-1) .
And my requirement is to assign this partition to newly created user (xyz) as its home directory . So as this user logs in to the machine ,
he should be alloted part-1 partition as its home directory .
Please guys help me out !!!! . Thanx in advance .. Cheers !!!! .

For the root-privileges: take a look at 'sudo', you can define users who should be allowed to do specified tasks that normally requires root-privileges. (That explanation wasn't very good, check manpages or search the forum! 'sudo' is rather easy to use.)

About the home-partition: su to root, edit /etc/fstab, add a line:
/dev/hdb1 /home/XYZ ext3 defaults 1 2
(if it's an ext3-partition)

Hi Pingu ,

First of all thanx for the reply ..... Now coming back to the question .... yes
you have solved my some requirements .... e.g. Root Privilege .... .
But yes .. maybe u didnt get what I want actually ..... see ... putting this
entry /dev/hdb1 /home/XYZ ext3 defaults will assign /dev/hdb1 ( which is the existing partition ) to /home/xyz ..... .
But i want to create new partition ( pqr ) and assign it to the new user xyz .
So when the user logs into the machine is will we directed to the new partition pqr automatically . Please ask if u need something more details .

What is then the problem?
You create the partition and edit /etc/fstab to mount it where you want it.