topic Re: cd to home directory in Operating System - HP-UX

cd to home directory

sai_2 — Thu, 28 Mar 2002 20:42:40 GMT

Hi:

On the 11.0 box when i do a cd ~username it does not take me to the home directory. But if i type cd /home/username it gets there. The other box is able to do it. Curious why??

Thanks
Sai.

Re: cd to home directory

Helen French — Thu, 28 Mar 2002 20:45:29 GMT

Hi,

Any error messages ? Did you check the $HOME variable with 'env' command ? what is it's value ? Also check the home directory in /etc/passwd.

HTH,
Shiju

Re: cd to home directory

Michael Tully — Thu, 28 Mar 2002 20:47:46 GMT

Hi,

You will find that the entry in the /etc/passwd file does not correspond to the directory you think it is in /home

Suggest you check there first, you will see some soort of syntax problem (spelling) or just incorrect.

Michael

Re: cd to home directory

Rusty Sapper — Thu, 28 Mar 2002 20:48:04 GMT

The home directory may not be set up in the /etc/passwd file for that user. Better chack that first.

-Rusty

Re: cd to home directory

Jeff Schussele — Thu, 28 Mar 2002 20:50:34 GMT

HI sai,

If it's your own HOME you can just do ~/
If it's someone else's you can do ~username ONLY if you have permissions allowing you EX you're in same group & dir has group perms.

HTH,
Jeff