On Sun, Jan 19, 2020 at 11:28 AM Michael Orlitzky <mjo@gentoo.org> wrote:

> On 1/19/20 2:19 PM, Alec Warner wrote:
> >
> >     All I want to do is *set* a user's home directory to /home/foo.
> >
> > Why wouldn't you set the homedirectory to /dev/null then?
> >
>
> Because /dev/null is not /home/foo? Is this a trick question? =)
>
>
 Ahh quoting, I'll try with more context ;)

Earlier you wrote:
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 * The daemon DOES NOT need a home directory for its user.
  * I DO NOT want to install anything to anyone's home directory.
  * With respect to user.eclass, I'm proposing that /home be treated
    EXACTLY THE SAME as it always has been.
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So my question is "why not leave the homedir unset, or set it to /dev/null?"
The claim is that the daemon doesn't need a home directory, so why are we
trying to make one?

-A