Re: Noob question -- setting up home folders
On Fri, 8 Nov 2002 09:53:23 -0600
"Dan Gapinski" <dan.gapinski@qsi-r2.com> wrote:
> 1-I made a different top-level directory called ./private. Then I gave
> the command:
> useradd -D -b /private -g groupname
> and then added users this way
> useradd user1
>
> The problem is that although the account logs in (via an ftp client),
> it goes straight to the root directory. In the console, I can log in
> and get a "No directory, logging in with HOME=/" message.
Do de dirs actually exist? They probably should have been made by
useradd, but just checking...
> 2-How dow I make a webmaster account go straight to /var/www?
edit /etc/passwd, its the 6th field. I think you can also do it with
usermod...
> Many thanks,
> Dan
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