Date: Tue, 25 Nov 1997 01:09:54 -0500 (EST) From: Kenneth Chiu <chiuk@cs.indiana.edu> To: Parker Brown <phbrown@gte.net> Cc: support@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 2.2.5 Cannot Find User's Home Directories Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.971125010703.1367G-100000@ganymede.bloomington.nsisw.com> In-Reply-To: <347A4648.212A@gte.net>
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Try chpass as root. There are also .db files that need I believe need to be updated. vipw might also work. On Mon, 24 Nov 1997, Parker Brown wrote: > Just installed 2.2.5, then added the usual user (for relatively > worry-free use of the system) while still running the /floppies/boot.flp > kernel. I guess I misunderstood the use of the home directory field, so > when I logged in as a user the system could not find, and apparently had > not built, a home directory. > > I created a new home directory in /usr/home using a backup from previous > FreeBSD releases. Then I edited /etc/passwd to indicate the correct > home directory. That did not work, so I then edited /etc/master.passwd > with same. No good. > > If I knew the name of the module (maybe login.c .... I will look after > sending this requset for help) that locates the user's home directory, > maybe I could scroll through that to answer my own question. > > Could someone please give me some suggestions that can solve my (user > login) problems and/or give me some insight as to where I might look? >
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