I have created a virtual image for Scientific Linux and came across this after I finished installing it:[root@ftpserver home]# pwd/home[root]@ftpserver home]# lsWhen I cd into ~ I get this:[root@ftpserver ~]# pwd/rootWhat is the overall difference between /home and /root?
Root /home Directory vs ~ (tilde)
root;directory structure;home
According to the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS):/home : User home directories (optional)/root : Home directory for the root user (optional)A typical non-root user's home directory would be /home/$USER. /root is also special in that (in many distros) /root is readable only to root (700), but a normal user's home directory has read access to others (755) as well.