From: tnp@invalid.invalid

On 23/01/2026 13:14, Carlos E.R. wrote:
> On 2026-01-23 04:33, Eli the Bearded wrote:
>> In comp.os.linux.misc, Carlos E.R.  wrote:
>>> If the emergency includes that /home can not be mounted, then you can
>>> not login as root, nor as anybody, to correct the issue.
>>
>> Really? Not my experience at all. Instead I login and get dumped in /
>> instead of $HOME
>
> Please remember that the above paragraph was a typing error or mind fart
> and was corrected later.
>
> If the emergency includes that /home can not be mounted, then you can
> not login as any user, to correct the issue.
>
> At least in openSUSE. No /home, no login, it silently fails (at least in
> graphical mode).
>
Ah. But not in console.

in that sort of case you need to invoke the [root] console to find out
why /home is not mounted...
>>
>> Elijah
>> ------
>> HOMEless does not mean unwelcome in Unix
>
>

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