Friend hates Users folder. Wants to remove it...

[Jasoco]

Ok.. My friend asked me what would happen if he moved his Home out of the Users folder and removed the Users folder.

I said the computer would explode in a fury of rage and burning silicon. Or at least Kernel Panic or screw up a lot.

I said it's a Unix thing. Explained that Unix was made for Networks and that is why Users exists and told him Linux uses it too. He didn't believe me.

So he went ahead and moved it out of the folder and deleted Users.

I said Reboot and see what happens.

He said no. (He likes his uptime)

Then he logged off and came back on for a minute and then logged off again.

Haven't seen him since. Well, in 10 minutes.

So. I assume he rebooted.

So.. all you Unix savvy people, what DOES happen when you do try that? Will he get a big error? Will it KP? Will it know where the folder is?

What about other apps? Will they know?

 

[wiz]

Actually u can move ur home folder! (UNIX is flexible)

But you have to modify the settings in the netinfo database of the new home path!

If u don't do this it would simply (i guess) create a new folder same name as the original in the exact same location


Its better to keep all user home folders in the "Users" folder, thus following the MacOSX standards. its more organized that way!