GNU bug report logs - #33422
/etc/passwd on GuixSD can end up containing default home directories

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Message #10 received at 33422-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: ludo <at> gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès)
To: 33422-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#33422: /etc/passwd on GuixSD can end up containing default
 home directories
Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2018 23:43:14 +0100

ludo <at> gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès) skribis:

> On IRC, fps reported this issue: their user account was declared like
> this:
>
> 26   (users (cons (user-account                              
> 27                 (name "fps")                              
> 28                 (comment "fps")                           
> 29                 (group "users")                           
> 30                 (supplementary-groups '("wheel" "netdev"  
> 31                                         "audio" "video")) 
> 32                 (home-directory "/home/bob"))    ;<--- notice “bob”!
>
> … yet /etc/passwd would refer to /home/fps for user “fps” (this is on a
> fresh GuixSD 0.15.0 install.)

Fixed in b297934437932de730432629b361fcb422accbb7.

Ludo'.

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