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/etc/passwd on GuixSD can end up containing default home directories

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: ludo <at> gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès)
Subject: bug#33422: closed (Re: bug#33422: /etc/passwd on GuixSD can end
 up containing default home directories)
Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2018 22:44:02 +0000

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Your bug report

#33422: /etc/passwd on GuixSD can end up containing default home directories

which was filed against the guix package, has been closed.

The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
If you require more details, please reply to 33422 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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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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From: ludo <at> gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès)
To: Bug Guix <bug-guix <at> gnu.org>
Subject: /etc/passwd on GuixSD can end up containing default home directories
Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2018 23:05:26 +0100

Hello Guix,

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.)

This in turn would prevent logging in as “fps” because /home/fps didn’t
exist (meaning the ‘user-homes’ Shepherd service created /home/bob, not
/home/fps.)

Ludo’.

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