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On Sun, Jan 19, 2020 at 11:28 AM Michael Orlitzky <mjo@g.o> wrote: |
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> On 1/19/20 2:19 PM, Alec Warner wrote: |
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> > All I want to do is *set* a user's home directory to /home/foo. |
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> > Why wouldn't you set the homedirectory to /dev/null then? |
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> Because /dev/null is not /home/foo? Is this a trick question? =) |
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Ahh quoting, I'll try with more context ;) |
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Earlier you wrote: |
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* The daemon DOES NOT need a home directory for its user. |
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* I DO NOT want to install anything to anyone's home directory. |
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* With respect to user.eclass, I'm proposing that /home be treated |
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EXACTLY THE SAME as it always has been. |
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So my question is "why not leave the homedir unset, or set it to /dev/null?" |
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The claim is that the daemon doesn't need a home directory, so why are we |
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trying to make one? |
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-A |
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