# `/root` (root user home directory)
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 The home directory of the root user is the `/root` directory, purposefully separate from [`/home` (User home directories)](filesystem-slash-home.md) so that it is present in the event that [`/home` (User home directories)](filesystem-slash-home.md) is on a file system which is not available. 

 The best practice for configuring `systemd` services is the same for `/root` as it is for [`/home` (User home directories)](filesystem-slash-home.md).