The error message “Could not chdir to home directory /root: No such file or directory” occurs when the shell is unable to change to the specified home directory for the user. This can happen if the home directory does not exist or if the user has incorrect permissions for their home directory.
To resolve this issue, you can try the following steps:
- Check if the home directory exists: You can use the
lscommand to check if the home directory exists. For example:
ls -ld /root
If the home directory does not exist, you can create it using the following command:
sudo mkdir /root
- Check the permissions of the home directory: You can use the
ls -ldcommand to check the permissions of the home directory. The permissions should be set such that the owner of the home directory has read, write, and execute permissions. For example:
ls -ld /root
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Feb 10 14:14 /root
If the permissions are incorrect, you can change them using the chmod command. For example, to give the owner of the home directory full permissions, you can use the following command:
sudo chmod 700 /root
- Check the user’s entry in the
/etc/passwdfile: The/etc/passwdfile contains information about the users on the system, including their home directory. You can check the entry for the user in question to ensure that the home directory specified in the/etc/passwdfile is correct.
If the home directory specified in the /etc/passwd file is incorrect, you can edit the file and change the home directory to the correct value.
After making any necessary changes, you should be able to log in as the user and access their home directory without encountering the “Could not chdir to home directory /root: No such file or directory” error.