Error: can't cd to /home as new user

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Hi,

I'm setting up a new FreeBSD 8.2 system and I'm having trouble creating new users. I've added a new user via adduser:

Code: 
Username: perforce
Full name: Perforce User
Uid (Leave empty for default): 
Login group [perforce]: 
Login group is perforce. Invite perforce into other groups? []: 
Login class [default]: 
Shell (sh csh tcsh bash rbash nologin) [sh]: 
Home directory [/home/perforce]: 
Home directory permissions (Leave empty for default): 
Use password-based authentication? [yes]: no
Lock out the account after creation? [no]: 
Username   : perforce
Password   : <disabled>
Full Name  : Perforce User
Uid        : 1001
Class      : 
Groups     : perforce 
Home       : /home/perforce
Home Mode  : 
Shell      : /bin/sh
Locked     : no
OK? (yes/no): yes
adduser: INFO: Successfully added (perforce) to the user database.

But when I su to this user, I can't change to the home directory:

Code: 
# su perforce
$ ls
$ cd
cd: can't cd to /home/perforce

Any thoughts as to what's wrong here?
 
Check the output of

[cmd=]ls -ld /home[/cmd]
[cmd=]ls -ld /home/perforce[/cmd]
[cmd=]ls -ld /usr/home/perforce[/cmd]
 
Hi,

Check if the /home/perforce actually exists and if so, check the ownership/permissions on it. Do those checks as root.
 
Ok, here's what I get:

Code: 
# ls -ld /home /home/perforce /usr/home
lrwxr-xr-x  1 root      wheel       8 Jul 23 19:12 /home -> usr/home
drwxr-xr-x  2 perforce  perforce  512 Jul 24 19:47 /home/perforce
drwxr-xr-x  3 root      wheel     512 Jul 24 19:47 /usr/home
 
When you su to the perforce user, what does pwd tell you? And if you su - to that user?
 
Code: 
# su perforce
$ pwd
/root
$ cd ~
cd: can't cd to /home/perforce
$ exit
# su - perforce
su: no directory
 
It seems like su can't read the directory. Are you using NFS (automount) or similar for home? Also check

# ls -ld /
 
What does the perforce user look like in /etc/master.passwd, and what is in /home/perforce itself?
 
Here you go:

Code: 
# ls -ld /
drwxr-xr-x  18 root  wheel  512 Jul 23 19:12 /
# ls -la /home/perforce/
total 20
drwxr-xr-x  2 perforce  perforce  512 Jul 24 19:47 .
drwxr-xr-x  3 root      wheel     512 Jul 24 19:47 ..
-rw-r--r--  1 perforce  perforce  763 Jul 24 19:47 .cshrc
-rw-r--r--  1 perforce  perforce  261 Jul 24 19:47 .login
-rw-r--r--  1 perforce  perforce  171 Jul 24 19:47 .login_conf
-rw-------  1 perforce  perforce  383 Jul 24 19:47 .mail_aliases
-rw-r--r--  1 perforce  perforce  343 Jul 24 19:47 .mailrc
-rw-r--r--  1 perforce  perforce  789 Jul 24 19:47 .profile
-rw-------  1 perforce  perforce  288 Jul 24 19:47 .rhosts
-rw-r--r--  1 perforce  perforce  984 Jul 24 19:47 .shrc
# cat /etc/master.passwd | grep perforce
perforce:*:1001:1001::0:0:Perforce User:/home/perforce:/bin/sh
# df
Filesystem 1K-blocks   Used   Avail Capacity  Mounted on
/dev/da1s1   5071316 452456 4213156    10%    /
devfs              1      1       0   100%    /dev
/dev/da0     1040280  21424  966428     2%    /boot/grub

This is on an Amazon EC2 instance. Not sure if that helps any.
 
Well, nothing out of the ordinary there. Some things to look for or try:

Is user perforce listed in /etc/passwd with the correct home directory as well? Run cd /etc/ && pwd_mkdb -p /etc/master.passwd to make sure and try again.

Remove the user perforce with rmuser and create again. Try again.

Move /home/perforce aside and re-create the directory containing nothing (no skel files, nothing). Set proper permissions with chmod and chown. Try again.
 
Didn't work. I've noticed that the perforce user can't run many commands or cd anywhere...except *some* locations:

Code: 
ip-10-170-13-115# pwd
/root
ip-10-170-13-115# su perforce
$ cd  
cd: can't cd to /home/perforce
$ cd /
$ cd /home
cd: can't cd to /home
$ cd /usr
cd: can't cd to /usr
$ cd /var
$ ls   
account		cron		lib		preserve	yp
at		db		log		run
audit		empty		mail		rwho
backups		games		msgs		spool
crash		heimdal		named		tmp
$ clear
clear: Permission denied

Somehow, I can cd to /var, but not /usr or /home....check this out:

Code: 
drw-r-----  14 root  wheel      512 Jul 24 19:47 usr
drwxr-xr-x  23 root  wheel      512 Jul 23 18:41 var

Permissions on /usr were wrong, and /home is symlinked from /usr/home!

Works fine now! Thanks :)
 
Ah yes, that was the one thing we didn't get to yet ... that's a weird directory mode to have. Oh well.
 
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