how to access homedir by root user

Question

I want to access root user's home directory /root/. However following commands dont lead me to the root directory.

sudo -s

cd ~

It leads to the home dir of regular user. How to access /root when using sudo -s to login as root. I am using bash4 on ubuntu12.04.

same question on stackoverflow: http://stackoverflow.com/q/12228559/7552 — glenn jackman, Sep 01 '12 at 15:00

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 01 '12 at 14:42

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sudo su - ###gets you to /root, as the root user.

answered Sep 01 '12 at 14:42

fromnaboo

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:36

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Simply use cd /root if you just want to go there :)

sudo -s may not update all environment variables so some aspects of your shell is still the old one. You can use sudo -i, or one of the methods described in How do I run a command as the system administrator (root).

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:36

Community

answered Sep 01 '12 at 14:45

phunehehe

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 01 '12 at 14:37

0

sudo su # proper user switch
cd # goes to $HOME by default

answered Sep 01 '12 at 14:37

lynxlynxlynx

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