Date: Mon, 08 Nov 1999 12:47:46 +0200 From: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za> To: pirat@access.inet.co.th Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: $USER subdirectory in $USER home Message-ID: <39957.942058066@axl.noc.iafrica.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 08 Nov 1999 10:21:34 %2B0700." <99110810235401.61996@sukato.ibm.net>
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On Mon, 08 Nov 1999 10:21:34 +0700, pirat sriyotha wrote: > would anyone please tell me why some time there is a $USER > subdirectory in a $USER home. but now i am using FreeBSD-3.3, there is > no such a subdirectory. It sounds like you're using the word subdirectory when what you really mean is environment variable. If so, don't rely on USER, since it's less likely to be present than the POSIX equivalent, LOGNAME. Note that FreeBSD's login(1) sets both LOGNAME and USER. Perhaps you're logging into your machine using some other method which doesn't set the variables as expected? Ciao, Sheldon. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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