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Subject: bug#32273: home-directory produces wrong /etc/passwd
Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2018 14:33:42 +0100
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To: Oleg Pykhalov <go.wigust@gmail.com>
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Hi Oleg,

Oleg Pykhalov <go.wigust@gmail.com> skribis:

> I choose a =E2=80=98/var/run/guix-offload=E2=80=99 for guix-offload's hom=
e directory:
>
> (operating-system
>   (groups (cons* =E2=80=A6
>                  (user-group (name "guix-offload"))
>                  %base-groups))
>
>   (users (cons* =E2=80=A6
>                 (user-account
>                  (name "guix-offload")
>                  (uid 1982)
>                  (group "guix-offload")
>                  (home-directory "/var/run/guix-offload"))
>                 %base-user-accounts))
>   =E2=80=A6
> )
>
>
> but I cannot login to =E2=80=98guix-offload=E2=80=99 user with =E2=80=98s=
udo -u guix-offload -i=E2=80=99:
>
> sudo: unable to change directory to /home/guix-offload: No such file or d=
irectory
> sudo: unable to execute /gnu/store/q4b3s9y4i0da36drp7zfq9yqcf43s47v-bash-=
4.4.19/bin/bash: No such file or directory
>
>
> and a =E2=80=98getent=E2=80=99 program confirms home directory is wrong:
>
> natsu@magnolia ~$ getent passwd guix-offload
> guix-offload:x:1982:30002::/home/guix-offload:/gnu/store/q4b3s9y4i0da36dr=
p7zfq9yqcf43s47v-bash-4.4.19/bin/bash
>
>
> Choosing =E2=80=98(home-directory "/home/guix-offload")=E2=80=99 is a wor=
karound.

Sorry for overlooking this bug report.  Someone reported the very same
issue on IRC a few days ago and commit
b297934437932de730432629b361fcb422accbb7 fixes it.

Thanks,
Ludo=E2=80=99.