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Old 04-24-2018
SunOS confusing root directory and user home directory

Hello,

I've just started using a Solaris machine with SunOS 5.10.
After the machine is turned on, I open a Console window and at the prompt, if I execute a pwd command, it tells me I'm at my home directory (someone configured "myuser" as default user after init).

Code:
 MACH1!myuser(staff,----,noView)@../myuser [41] pwd
 /home/staff/myuser

But the weird thing is that if I run a ls command, it shows me that in fact, it´s at the root directory (!!!)

Code:
 MACH1!myuser(staff,----,noView)@../myuser [42] ls -l
 (Shows directories: 
 /etc
 /home
 /usr ...)

And if I go to a subdirectory, something stranger happens.
It assumes a false path.
Code:
 MACH1!myuser(staff,----,noView)@../myuser [43] cd etc
 MACH1!myuser(staff,----,noView)@../etc [44] pwd
 /home/staff/myuser/etc

If I try to call this false path, the shell naturally can't do it.

Code:
 MACH1!myuser(staff,----,noView)@../etc [45] cd /home/staff/myuser/etc
 /home/staff/myuser/etc: No such file or directory

But if I call my home path, it works as expected.
Code:
 MACH1!myuser(staff,----,noView)@../etc [46] cd /home/staff/myuser
 /home/staff/myuser
  
 MACH1!myuser(staff,----,noView)@../myuser [47] ls -l
 (shows files in my home directory)

Well, I'm not so experienced with Unix and I have no idea what can be wrong. I looked some files such as .profile, dtautologin, but couldn't find anything that seemed to be causing this problem.

Can anyone give me a idea of what´s wrong with the configuration of this machine ?

Last edited by rbatte1; 04-25-2018 at 10:53 AM.. Reason: Removed the font formatting and added CODE tags where appropriate
 
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