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Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2012 01:28:34 +0400
From: Andrey Repin <anrdaemon AT freemail DOT ru>
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Subject: Re: HOME directory has somehow been overridden
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Greetings, Soumya Roy!

> Just to give the last few lines of my /etc/passwd file:-

> /home/SUPPORT_388945a0:/bin/bash
> VALNT:unused:1003:513:U-SMEI-EC058E66\VALNT,S-1-5-21-1614895754-178822364\
> 8-725345543-1003:/home/VALNT:/bin/bash

My only question: Why you're doing this?
Isn't your profile directory is a logical location for your $HOME?
Other than that, check all settings that may affect it.
Environment variable, as suggested, being one of them.


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Andrey Repin (anrdaemon AT freemail DOT ru) 03.08.2012, <01:27>

Sorry for my terrible english...


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