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From: ajs@hpfcla.UUCP
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Subject: Re: root's home directory
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Date: Tue, 20-Mar-84 23:20:00 EST
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Posted: Tue Mar 20 23:20:00 1984
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Organization: Hewlett-Packard Fort Collins Systems Division - Fort Collins, CO
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> Does anyone know what happens if you change root's home directory
> to something other than "/"?

Hmmm... On HP-UX, which is USG System III based, the superuser has a
personal directory, /users/root.  We've never had any trouble with
it at all, in fact, never considered any other alternative.

Alan Silverstein, Hewlett-Packard Fort Collins Systems Division, Colorado
{ihnp4 | hplabs}!hpfcla!ajs, 303-226-3800 x3053, N 40 31'31" W 105 00'43"