Anthony DeRobertis wrote: > > On Tuesday, May 6, 2003, at 04:19 AM, Cameron Patrick wrote: > >[1] In all seriousness - is there any reason why root's home directory > >is not in /home? > > /home is often network mounted (e.g., to share between machines). root > needs to be able to log in, and have a place to store files, even if > the network is FUBAR. root's home directory should be / this is the UNIX way. -john