Remove HOME setting in etckeeper. sudo now defaults to setting HOME itself as of version 1.7.4p4, so it is not necessary for etckeeper to work around its behavior anymore. (sudo also allows disabling that for those who enjoy using guns around feet.) Closes: #583899

1 files changed, 0 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/etckeeper b/etckeeper
index 2b2caee..483e16e 100755
--- a/etckeeper
+++ b/etckeeper
@@ -22,11 +22,6 @@ if [ -z "$VCS" ]; then
 fi
 export VCS
 
-# Workaround for sudo before 1.7.4p4 which left HOME pointing at user's
-# home directory
-HOME=~root
-export HOME
-
 program_directory="${0%/*}"
 if [ -n "$program_directory" ]; then
 	PATH="$PATH:$program_directory"