Leo Famulari (2016-08-22 02:14 +0300) wrote: > On Sat, Aug 20, 2016 at 10:11:00PM +0200, John Darrington wrote: >> Installing GuixSD 0.11.0 creates a directory called /nonexistent >> Despite its name, it does actually exist. > > I checked, and it's the 'nobody' user's home directory: > http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/guix.git/tree/gnu/system/shadow.scm#n125 > >> I suggest that we rename it or delete it. > > I think it's very appropriate for nobody to live in a nonexistent > directory ;) > > But, I noticed that the directory doesn't exist on my GuixSD system, > which has been reconfigured since the commit that introduced this > directory (2d94702ff). My nobody is still using '/var/empty'.
The same for me. > I wonder if that's a problem? IIUC it happens because the home directory is created only when a user is added, and is not changed when the user is modified. See (gnu build activation) module: - 'add-user' runs "useradd" with "-d" option to create home dir - 'modify-user' runs "usermod" without "-d" (and without "--move-home") So the home of nobody was not changed for us to '/nonexistent' when the nobody user was changed. As for me, I wouldn't like to have this directory, and I think it shouldn't be created (if it is not really needed for nobody user). -- Alex
