FS#12441 : Change root password also changes root's home to /home/root

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FS#12441 - Change root password also changes root's home to /home/root

Attached to Project: Community Packages
Opened by bloodandsoil (bloodandsoil) - Sunday, 14 December 2008, 03:30 GMT
Last edited by Hugo Doria (hdoria) - Saturday, 11 April 2009, 18:56 GMT

Task Type	Bug Report
Category	Backend
Status	Closed
Assigned To	Hugo Doria (hdoria)
Architecture	All
Severity	Low
Priority	Normal
Reported Version	None
Due in Version	Undecided
Due Date	Undecided
Percent Complete
Votes	0
Private	No

Details

Description:

When you use the GNOME system tool to change the root password, it also changes root's home directory from /root to /home/root.

Additional info:
* gnome-system-tools 2.22.1-1
* system-tools-backends 2.6.0-3
* libgnome 2.24.1-1
* gnome-desktop 2.24.2-1
* I am not using sudo.

Steps to reproduce:

1. Install GNOME "pacman -S gnome"
2. Install system tools "pacman -S gnome-system-tools"
3. Start GNOME as user.
4. Click System --> Administration --> Users and Groups
5. Click the Unlock button
6. At Authenticate prompt, type in the root password. Click Authenticate.
7. Select the root account, then click Properties.
8. At the Account tab, under "Set password by hand", type in new root password. Click OK.

Now, you will see that root's home directory has been changed to /home/root.

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Closed by Hugo Doria (hdoria)
Saturday, 11 April 2009, 18:56 GMT
Reason for closing: Upstream