Thanks Tim, Editing the passwd file worked like a charm! Once I chmod'd permissions for the directory, my webmaster account could upload the website like a champ!
I think that it's weird that the new accounts aren't automatically makingn the home directories ( I would expect that from NT land), but I found that it was to my advantage to make the home directories first anyway. Now everything works fine. My best, Dan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Dijkstra" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 10:24 AM Subject: Re: Noob question -- setting up home folders On Fri, 8 Nov 2002 09:53:23 -0600 "Dan Gapinski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
