Could not chdir to home directory

saha · #1 (**permalink**) 09-23-2009

Hi,

on logging into oracle account i got these error message
Could not chdir to home directory /home/oracle: No such file or directory
/usr/X11R6/bin/xauth: error in locking authority file /home/oracle/.Xauthority
found the command used in creating user was
usermod -d /home/oracle -m oracle
i requested to create oracle user,groups, iam able to login but dir does't contain.
please advice or suggest on how to overcome this issue.

Corona688 · #2 (**permalink**) 09-23-2009

Like the error says, /home/oracle does not exist.

saha · #3 (**permalink**) 09-23-2009

why did't it got created, do i need to create the folder manually.
or should i ask for re-creation of the user.

Corona688 · #4 (**permalink**) 09-25-2009

I'd create it manually. The -m option might have been needed to create a new homedir with usermod. If it's supported on your system that is.

testsup · #5 (**permalink**) 09-25-2009

Just check /etc/passwd file and make sure that the account folder that is given on that line containing the user exists.If not then create it manually.

saha · #6 (**permalink**) 09-29-2009

thanks a lot, i have cr8 the folder manually.

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