how to login into the system after the deletion of user folder

source : debian-user-digest # 1420.

Issue : I wanted to remove trash folder, but home folder/home/user is gone. There was only one user. I couldn't start any program. When I restarted computer, I couldn't login. How can I recover system.


Solution :

Step 1 : ctrl-alt-f1

Step 2 : login as root

$ su

Step 3 : create home directory of the user, replace the user to your desired username

# mkdir /home/user

Step 4 : change the ownership of the newly created user

# chown user:user /home/user

Step 5 : ctrl-alt-f7

Step 6 : try to login again as normal user
 
 

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