04-05-2009
A query regarding /export/home in Solaris
Friends,
I am new to Solaris, but familiar with Linux. Could you throw some light on the need for /export/home directory in Solaris.
In Linux, the default home directory for a normal user is /home/<username>. If domain concept is implemented, then the /home directory of server will be mounted by the client, either via mounting in /etc/fstab or via autofs.
But in Solaris, there are 2 directories /home and /export/home. I am confused with the need for this. Each time a user is created we need to specify as
useradd -d /export/home/<username> -m <username>.
if I give
useradd <username>,
the /etc/passwd shows /home/<username> as the home directory, but when the user logs in it says
no home directory...Why is this so...
I think this is something related to sharing and autofs concept but not clear...
pls help.
thanks a lot......
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NAME
pam_chroot -- Chroot PAM module
SYNOPSIS
[service-name] module-type control-flag pam_chroot [arguments]
DESCRIPTION
The chroot service module for PAM chroots users into either a predetermined directory or one derived from their home directory. If a user's
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