Set HOME=~root so that VCS like bzr that write to the home directory when run by etckeeper do not drop root-owned files in user home directory when sudo etckeeper is run. Closes: #583581

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diff --git a/etckeeper b/etckeeper
index 1b6c76c..4c27005 100755
--- a/etckeeper
+++ b/etckeeper
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ if [ -z "$VCS" ]; then
 fi
 export VCS
 
+HOME=~root
+export HOME
+
 if [ ! -z "$GIT_COMMIT_OPTIONS" ]; then
 	export GIT_COMMIT_OPTIONS
 fi