User's home directory

Linux and Unix-Like Red Hat
1

Hi,

By default user's home directory will be /home/$user.
I want to change it to /javauser/$user. How can I do it?

Thanks
Jeevan.

2 
#HOME=/javauser/$user
3

Hi posix

in which file do I set the property?

Thanks

4

/etc/passwd

5 
usermod --home /javauser/joe_user  -m  joe_user

run as root

6

Thanks a lot, setting the home directory in the /etc/passwd file solves my problem.