Find bob

[Skybear]

I was following instructions in a course run by Jay LaCroix and created a user named ‘bob’.

When I typed the command

cat /etc/passwd

, I got the following for bob:

bob:x:1001:1001::/home/bob:/bin/sh

So, bob’s profile should be found in the /home directory. But when I go there all I find is this:
.
..
skybear

 

[piorunz]

I was following instructions in a course run by Jay LaCroix and created a user named ‘bob’.

When I typed the command

cat /etc/passwd

, I got the following for bob:

bob:x:1001:1001::/home/bob:/bin/sh

So, bob’s profile should be found in the /home directory. But when I go there all I find is this:
.
..
skybear

AFAIK, home directory will not be created automatically by adding a new user in /etc/passwd file. You can create it manually, or log in that user and check, not sure if GUI desktop environment will create it on login attempt.

 

[Skybear]

I remember that after creating a file, I had reload the database before the file would definitely appear. Is there a file here that I could reload to do that too? If not, no worries. At least I know where I can see all users.

 

[bob466]

You found him.

 

[KGIII]

Which command did you use to make the user?

You can create a new user without a home directory, which is why I posted this.

How To: Create a New User Without a /home Directory • Linux Tips

There are legit reasons to create a new user without a /home directory. Maybe you want a new user to have limited access to just a few things.

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