set HOME if unset, this is required since some distros don't set HOME…

… for code run under/etc/rc and erlexec requires HOME to be set
thomasl · May 4, 2009 · df7a68b · df7a68b
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diff --git a/scripts/yaws.template b/scripts/yaws.template
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ erl="%erl%"
 run_erl="%run_erl%"
 to_erl="%to_erl%"
 
+# erlexec requires HOME to be set, and some distros
+# run /etc/rc scripts without HOME being set 
+if [ -z "$HOME" ]; then
+    export HOME=/root
+fi
+
 case `uname` in
     CYGWIN*)
         yawsdir=`cygpath -m $yawsdir`
@@ -19,7 +25,6 @@ esac
 ENV_PGM=`which env`
 
 
-
 help()
 {
     echo "usage:  "