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   Andreas Eder to Carlos E.R.   
   Re: =?utf-8?Q?=E2=80=9C7?= deprecated Li   
   22 Jan 26 17:47:27   
   
   From: a_eder_muc@web.de   
      
   On Do 22 Jan 2026 at 13:25, Carlos E.R. wrote:   
      
   > On 2026-01-21 23:50, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   >> On Wed, 21 Jan 2026 22:04:58 +0100, Carlos E.R. wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> If the emergency includes that /home can not be mounted, then you can   
   >>> not login as root, nor as anybody, to correct the issue.   
   >> Most Linux distros put the root home directory as /root, not in   
   >> /home.   
   >   
   > That was a typo. Mind fudge.   
   >   
   > I suppose it was:   
   >   
   > If the emergency includes that /home can not be mounted, then you can   
   > not login as user, nor as anybody, to correct the issue.   
      
   You certainly can log in as root, since root's home is not on /home but   
   on the root file system.   
      
   'Andreas   
      
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