On 11/01/21 04:06, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: > On 1/10/21 3:46 PM, antlists wrote: >> And a little bit you might have missed - DON'T put root's home on a mounted >> disk - if it's currently in /home, move it to /. Don't forget to edit >> /etc/passwd if you have to move it. > > Can I use "nano" to edit /etc/password file > all I need to change is the > user:x:1000:1000::/home/user:/bin/bash > > to: > user:x:1000:1000::/mnt/home/user:/bin/bash > > Or I need to use: "vipw -s" > No - if you follow my suggestion you don't need to change anything. Just make sure, before you wipe your old install you know which user numbers are used for "user" - here it's 1000, and "thelma" if you've got a user called thelma.
What I was worried about was you might have a line 0:x:0:0::/home/root:/bin/bash What THAT line should be is 0:x:0:0::/root:/bin/bash but it probably already is. You seem to be confusing the root user and yourself - you need to get that straight in your head because if you don't you're likely to give yourself some nasty shocks. Cheers, Wol
