Re: [tlug] How to change login dir?

[bruno raoult <br@example.com>]

Try "su - postgres"

"su" does not change the current directory.

br.



On Sat, 2002-08-31 at 21:38, Jean-Christian Imbeault wrote:
> I'm trying to change the home directory of a user but it's not working.
> 
> I did:
> 
> #usermod -d /usr/local/postgres/work postgres
> 
> and then checked the changes with:
> 
> #cat /etc/passwd | grep postgres
> postgres:x:500:500::/usr/local/pgsql/work/:/bin/bash
> 
> So it seemed that the home dir of theuser was changed.
> 
> But if as root I 'su postgres' I stay in the same dir I was in.
> 
> How can I set it so that is I su to another user I get put in their "home" 
> directory as set in /etc/passwd?
> 
> Jc
> 
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