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From: pdb@sei.cmu.edu (Patrick Barron)
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Subject: What looks at the passwd file?
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Date: 25 Mar 88 01:48:21 GMT
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Does anyone know if any of the "standard" Unix utilites look at the passwd
file to determine your home directory, instead of looking at $HOME?  (except,
of course, authenication programs like login and su, which have to.)  How
about other commonly used non-standard software (e.g., Gnu Emacs, MH, etc.).

I'm referring to 4.2/4.3BSD derived systems here.

Thanks,
--Pat.