-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 06/13/2015 03:04 PM, Rich Shepard wrote: > For some reason I've not been able to discern, when I add me as a > user to the netbook it looks OK until I log in. Then I get the > message that 'no directory, logging in with HOME=/'. > > The useradd command I use is: useradd -m -d /home/rshepard -u 1000 > -g 100 -s /bin/bash rshepard > > The /home/ directory contains ftp/, lost+found, and rshepard. The > first two are owned by root.root, the last by rshepard.users. > /etc/passwd has the line > 'rshepard:x:1000:100::/home/rshepard:/bin/bash' and group 100 is > 'users'. As root, the password for rshepard is created and works to > log in. > > There's nothing I see in the useradd man page or my Web searches > that explains why this time I cannot log in to /home/rshepard/ on > the netbook. Prior to my negligent error of wiping out /etc/ the > same command worked as it's supposed to work and when I log in as a > user it's in /home/rshepard/. > > I've no idea where to look for a solution since everything appears > correct but it's just not working. > > Your thoughts are needed. > > Rich
That is odd. Your "passwd" entry appears wrong. it should read something like rshepard:x:1000:100:,,,:/home/rshepard:/bin/bash Some of the the default options (/etc/default/useradd) appears screwy and/or then didn't get overridden with your options. Does the file /etc/default/useradd exist: # useradd defaults file GROUP=100 HOME=/home INACTIVE=-1 EXPIRE= SHELL=/bin/bash SKEL=/etc/skel CREATE_MAIL_SPOOL=yes Its been awhile since I used "useradd", Slackware has the better script "adduser" front-end invoked via # adduser rshepard Then just follow the prompts to set up the account, groups and password in one fell swoop. You cna look inside that script to see if you forgot to invoke an option. Have fun ;-) - -Ed -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2 iEYEARECAAYFAlV8s88ACgkQXvwMaW61dLeg/QCfR6PbmEK2/HXL00IfTIpBXyyf 3uUAoJbWOqnB03KNnOjVybgAOFydnOMa =KtxB -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
