/home screwed up

**shotgunner 101** · 10-18-2006

I was attempting to make home allow me to do more with the files inside so i changed the permisions and now i cnat use my user account anymore and also it doesnt have that orange tab on its icon anymore and ive tried everything but i cant get it back to default.Can anyone help cus for some proggies i need to run it in user mode to be able to use them and ive been forced to use root this whole week.

**Flight_118** · 10-18-2006

I suspect a owner change to root.
Try this in a terminal (do this as root/super user):

Code:

cd /home

Now you are in the HOME folder, if you do ls you will be able to see your home directory. Now:

Code:

chown -hR USERNAME home/USERNAME

at USERNAME, fill in your username... exactly how you use is at your login.

Last thing to be sure:

Code:

chgrp -hR users home/USERNAME

Watch it, that last one requires your username only once! username is you "rights-group"

**shotgunner 101** · 10-18-2006

ok some guy told me 2 weeks ago to delete my user so what should i do to readd it since i have tried and failed many times to create a new user

**devils casper** · 10-18-2006

you can do it in GUI through Yast. look for User and Groups Management in it.
in CLI, create new user through 'useradd' command.

useradd <username> -d <home_folder> -g <group>

for more details, check manual of 'useradd'

man useradd

casper

**shotgunner 101** · 10-18-2006

still didnt work i added a new user but its keeps saying /home/USERNAME does not exist attept to use root as a home directory this will likely fail.then its says the drc file or something like that has incorrect permisions something about 644 wtf is wrong?

**devils casper** · 10-18-2006

you have to create userhome first. after that create new user and change ownership from root to new user.

casper

**apoorv_khurasia** · 10-18-2006

Originally Posted by Flight_118

I suspect a owner change to root.
Try this in a terminal (do this as root/super user):

Code:

cd /home

Now you are in the HOME folder, if you do ls you will be able to see your home directory. Now:

Code:

chown -hR USERNAME home/USERNAME

at USERNAME, fill in your username... exactly how you use is at your login.

Last thing to be sure:

Code:

chgrp -hR users home/USERNAME

Watch it, that last one requires your username only once! username is you "rights-group"

Make that /home/USERNAME
So if your username is abc code will be

Code:

chown -hR abc /home/abc

**shotgunner 101** · 10-18-2006

no didnt help and to add to that error i posted before but missed a few things it also said your user folder is listed as /home/USERNAME but does not appear to exist and btw it wont let me login with it

**apoorv_khurasia** · 10-18-2006

Are you sure that your home dir exists? Sorry if it sounds funny but do check.

**shotgunner 101** · 10-18-2006

yes ive checked i can see it and i can see that the home folder not /home/USERNAME just /home/ doesnt have a orange tab like it used to when it actually worked so thats all the info i can really give all the rest i have told before.

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