Description of problem: After an install of FC3 which preserved /home, Create New User does not preserve Home Directory setting. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): system-config-users-1.2.28-0.fc3.1 How reproducible: Very Steps to Reproduce: 1. Install FC3 2. Run User Manager 3. Create New User, but uncheck "Create home directory" Actual results: Home Directory changes to reflect the User Name being added, but the setting in /etc/passwd ends up empty. Expected results: /etc/passwd should contain the users Home Directory, as it was displayed originally. Additional info: Merry Christmas!
Sorry for taking so long to respond (ashes on my head and all that). Hm, I'm not quite sure about your problem though I am sure that it would still exist in FC5, as I haven't changed anything that could have an effect on that in between. Let me see whether I understand your issue: - You had /home on a separate partition/volume - You installed anew, preserving /home and e.g. /home/user with its contents - You added e.g. the user "user", unchecking "Create home directory" - The home directory changes (? -- how, /home/user already existed?!) - /etc/passwd doesn't contain a home directory Please explain ;-).
Add User, then Delete (but *uncheck* the Delete mail, homedir... box). Now, Add User, but uncheck the box to Create home directory, the Directory field remains intact (implying that it's being set), but the /etc/passwd record is useless with no homedir: luser:x:501:501:Local User::/bin/bash Bottom line : Even if Create is unchecked, set it in /etc/passwd to the default.
Fedora Core 5 is no longer maintained. Is this bug still present in Fedora 8?
Can confirm for F8
I've just checked this with system-config-users-1.2.79-1.fc9.noarch in F9, there the home directory is set appropriately.