Login with no home directory...

[Jonathan Caplette_1]

Hi guys,

I've a user who accidentaly deleted his home directory /home/username. When he log in his "new" home directory is / instead of /home/username ... How could I prevent him or any other users from login if they don't have a home directory, I mean the specified home directory is not available??? Is there a way I can easily do it or should I script something in each user .profile file???

Jonathan

[Florian Heigl (new acc) · Accepted solution]

This can be set with help of the file /etc/security
The parameter is:
ABORT_LOGIN_ON_MISSING_HOMEDIR=1

[D Block 2]

note the full file name: /etc/default/security
and you might have to create it by hand.

[Jonathan Caplette_1]

I add the security file in the /etc/default directory. It work perfectly!!

Thanks