Kwan..Thanks for the options.
I have no X Windows Installed.
But I can easily run :
authconfig-tui
which doesnt show any home directory creation option.
But yes, I can see options like:
[root@localhost ~]# authconfig --enablemkhomedir
usage: authconfig [options] <--update|--test|--probe>
options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
--enableshadow, --useshadow
enable shadowed passwords by default
...
winbindusedefaultdomain is not enabled
their primary group
--enablemkhomedir create home directories for users on their first login
--disablemkhomedir do not create home directories for users on their
first login
--nostart do not start/stop portmap, ypbind, and nscd
--
--probe probe network for defaults and print them
[root@localhost ~]#
May I know what command I need to type to work out:
--enablemkhomedir create home directories for users on their first login
Pls Suggest?
Can you elaborate or provide any tutorial for Option 2?
On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 9:54 PM, Kwan Lowe
<kwan.lowe@gmail.com> wrote:
2010/1/12 Ajeet S Raina <ajeetraina@gmail.com>:
> Hello Guys,
[snip]
> Now When I try logging into the server through :
>
> username: meet
> password:****
>
> It says:
>
> login as: snalamwar
>
snal@10.209.37.77's password:
> Last login: Wed Jan 13 03:00:09 2010 from 10.209.37.146
> Could not chdir to home directory /home/snal: No such file or directory
> -bash-3.2$
>
> Then I manually created a directory under /home as snal:
>
> mkdir /home/snal
>
> And Tried logging and this time it does login.
>
> Is this process correct?
> Do we need to create home directory manually.
1) Run system-config-authentication. Go to the options tab, check the
box to create home directories.
2) Set up automount to mount a remote filesystem for the home directory.
Both have advantages and disadvantages. I use mostly option 2, with a
few critical machines on option 1.
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