Hello, please, consider the following output of part of mine /etc/passwd: $ sudo grep ':/:' /etc/passwd cron:x:22:22::/:/bin/false dbus:x:81:81:System message bus:/:/bin/false hal:x:82:82:HAL daemon:/:/bin/false avahi:x:84:84:Avahi daemon:/:/bin/false nobody:x:99:99:nobody:/:/bin/false dnsmasq:x:999:999:dnsmasq daemon:/:/sbin/nologin usbmux:x:140:140:usbmux user:/:/sbin/nologin These 'users' are not allowed to login: either '/bin/false' or '/sbin/nologin' is used as login shell (another question raises: why two variants? why not just '/bin/false' or '/sbin/nologin'?) but they home directoriy is '/'. I wonder why '/' was chosen for that? Is it possible to change home directories for these 'users' to, say, '/dev/null' or '/nonexistent'? The origin of my question comes from use of 'davfs': when used by normal user (being member of 'network' group) 'mount.davfs' refuse mounting to '/mnt/webdav' because '/' is home directory for some users. I found this 'workaround': http://www.gentoo-wiki.info/WebDAV (sec. "Troubleshooting") so manually changed the home directories for these users to '/dev/null' (I'm not sure is it save or good way). --- WBR, Vladimir Lomov -- The Great Movie Posters: She's got the biggest six-shooters in the West! -- The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend (1949) CAST OF 3,000! 4 WRITERS, 2 DIRECTORS, 3 CAMERAMEN, 3 PRODUCERS! 1 YEAR TO MAKE THIS FILM -- 24 YEARS TO REHEARSE -- 20 YEARS TO DISTRIBUTE! BEAUTIFUL BEYOND WORDS! AWE-INSPIRING! VITAL! THE PRINCE OF PEACE PROVIDES THE ANSWER TO EVERY PROBLEM! Be Brave--bring your troubles and your family to: HISTORY'S MOST SUBLIME EVENT! YOU'LL FIND GOD RIGHT IN THERE! -- The Prince of Peace (1948). Starring members of the Wichita Mountain Pageant featuring Millard Coody as Jesus.