How Do I Move the Home Directory in Linux?

Sophia Al-Mansoor
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Contents How Do I Move the Home Path in Linux? Mount the New Home Folder. Create a Temporary Home Folder. Open a Terminal and Type the Following: … Copy the...

How Do I Move the Home Directory in Linux?
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How do I move the home path in Linux?

Mount the new Home folder.

  1. Create a temporary Home folder. Open a terminal and type the following: …
  2. Copy the files from your current Home folder to the new Home folder. …
  3. Relocate the current Home folder. …
  4. Mount the new Home folder.

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How do I change the home directory?

Change the user’s home directory:

usermod is the command to edit an existing user. -d (abbreviation for –home ) will change the user’s home directory.

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