[Bug 1199370] Re: mintupdate / apt requires access to my home directory

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Title:
  mintupdate / apt requires access to my home directory

Status in Linux Mint:
  Invalid
Status in apt package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  __Problem__

  When running mintupdate I encounter the following error:

  Unable to change to /home/jedwards/ - chdir (13: Permission denied)

  My home directory is NFS mounted and secured with kerberos. The root
  user has no access to my home directory and thus the chdir failes.

  I encounter the same problem if I run:

  cd /home/jedwards
  sudo apt-get update

  __Expected__

  I don't think changing the behavoir of apt is something for the Linux
  Mint team but mintupdate should not require access to my home
  directory.

  __Reproduction__

  Run mintupdate as a user with an NFS mounted home directory to which
  root has no access (either root squashing or kerberos).

  
  __Proposed solution__

  Modify /usr/bin/mintupdate to chdir to "/":

  See my modified version attached.

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