From 3d604d48091233ac8c1bb1deac7d15e20817e06c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alexandre <44178713+alexbelgium@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2026 08:49:57 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Ensure HOME directory exists before export

---
 .templates/00-global_var.sh  | 9 ++++++---
 .templates/01-config_yaml.sh | 5 ++++-
 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.templates/00-global_var.sh b/.templates/00-global_var.sh
index c2b2f9221..683110edb 100755
--- a/.templates/00-global_var.sh
+++ b/.templates/00-global_var.sh
@@ -301,11 +301,14 @@ done
 update_scripts_with_block
 
 # --- MINIMAL CHANGE: also inject into /etc/bash.bashrc (for interactive bash shells)
-mkdir -p /etc "$HOME"
+mkdir -p /etc
 touch "/etc/bash.bashrc"
-touch "$HOME/bash.bashrc"
 inject_block_into_file "/etc/bash.bashrc"
-inject_block_into_file "$HOME/bash.bashrc"
+if [[ -n "${HOME:-}" ]]; then
+    mkdir -p "$HOME"
+    touch "$HOME/bash.bashrc"
+    inject_block_into_file "$HOME/bash.bashrc"
+fi
 
 ################
 # Set timezone #
diff --git a/.templates/01-config_yaml.sh b/.templates/01-config_yaml.sh
index 245bb9222..d36a9287d 100755
--- a/.templates/01-config_yaml.sh
+++ b/.templates/01-config_yaml.sh
@@ -205,7 +205,10 @@ while IFS= read -r line; do
         if [ -d /var/run/s6/container_environment ]; then printf "%s" "${VALUE}" > /var/run/s6/container_environment/"${KEYS}"; fi
 
         # Persist for interactive shells
-        append_unique_line "$HOME/.bashrc" "export $line"
+        if [[ -n "${HOME:-}" ]]; then
+            mkdir -p "$HOME"
+            append_unique_line "$HOME/.bashrc" "export $line"
+        fi
         append_unique_line "/etc/bash.bashrc" "export $line"
 
         # Show in log