Thanks got it working. my /etc/profile "cd" to /home instead of /home/$USER after editing this file things are working fine as expected. Thanks for your support. On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 10:12 AM, linux newbie<linux.newbie79@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Thanks for suggestion. > > On logging from remote-host to my server, It takes me to HOME > directory of root instead of /$USER directory. Hence even after > editing .profile in the user-directory, its not working. > > Can you please suggest how to configure sshd to user-directory? > > On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 9:54 AM, Alberto Mijares<amijaresp@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 6:41 PM, linux newbie<linux.newbie79@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> I am running sshd (version 5.2.p1) in my embedded platform and I can >>> succesfully login >>> from ssh client in remote host. >>> >>> I like to do some modifications. i.e. After typing username and >>> password, I want to run a application program directly instead of >>> prompt. I like to know, which file has to be modified? >>> >>> Thanks in Advance >>> >> >> For wide-system setting: >> >> /etc/profile (sh & bash) >> >> Per-user settings: >> >> ~/.profile (sh & bash) >> ~/.bash_profile (bash) >> >> Regards >> >> >> Alberto Mijares >> >