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HP-UX System Administrator's Guide: Configuration Management: HP-UX 11i Version 3

Chapter 3 Configuring Root

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Traditionally, the HP-UX root user, or superuser, has used the system’s root directory, /, as its home directory. This means that root’s supporting files, such as .profile, .kshrc, and .sh_history, are mixed in with file system mounts and other public data.

HP recommends that you create a separate home directory for root. Since it must be on the root volume, rather than in the /home directory, which is often on a separate file system, we suggest you use a directory name like /homeroot, which would reside on the root volume. By having a private home directory, you also provide a secure location for the root user’s private files.

This chapter describes how to configure the home directory and the environment for the root user.

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