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When I write
cd ~
I get to the /var/www directory.
I would like to get to my home directory at /home/pi when I write cd ~.
Some may argue that an alias would be the solution, but it seems like the RPi thinks that the /var/www is the actual home directory, because it puts all the configuration files in there.
I have the Apache web server installed, its public directory is in the /var/www directory.
How do I change the "tilde" directory to be /home/pi instead of /var/www?
As root, edit /etc/passwd.
The file will be a long list of users (system and real). Towards the bottom, you should see your username. The last column but one, will be your home directory. Here's mine:-
gareth:x:1000:1000:Gareth Williams:/home/gareth:/bin/bash
Where it says /home/gareth above, it (probably) says /var/www on yours.
Also, your home directory must exist on the computer. First check that you have a home directory:-
$ls /home
gareth
$
If your username is there (gareth in my case), than all is well, otherwise make the directory using:-
$/sbin/mkhomedir_helper gareth
Finally, log out and in and everything should be working.
echo $HOMEand/orcat /etc/passwd | grep $(whoami)?whoamiI getpiWilf, when I type inecho $HOMEI get/var/www. And when I type incat /etc/passwd | grep $(whoami)I getpi:x:1000:1000:,,,:/var/www:/bin/bash. By somehow I have made the/var/wwwdirectory to my home directory. How can I change it back to/home/pi