2 files changed, 20 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/cmd/utils/customflags.go b/cmd/utils/customflags.go
index 5cbccfe98..11c92d451 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/customflags.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/customflags.go
@@ -137,9 +137,19 @@ func (self *DirectoryFlag) Set(value string) {
 // Note, it has limitations, e.g. ~someuser/tmp will not be expanded
 func expandPath(p string) string {
 	if strings.HasPrefix(p, "~/") || strings.HasPrefix(p, "~\\") {
-		if user, err := user.Current(); err == nil {
-			p = user.HomeDir + p[1:]
+		if home := homeDir(); home != "" {
+			p = home + p[1:]
 		}
 	}
 	return path.Clean(os.ExpandEnv(p))
 }
+
+func homeDir() string {
+	if home := os.Getenv("HOME"); home != "" {
+		return home
+	}
+	if usr, err := user.Current(); err == nil {
+		return usr.HomeDir
+	}
+	return ""
+}
diff --git a/cmd/utils/flags.go b/cmd/utils/flags.go
index 47a8ebd41..0be499c5b 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/flags.go
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ var (
 	DataDirFlag = DirectoryFlag{
 		Name:  "datadir",
 		Usage: "Data directory for the databases and keystore",
-		Value: DirectoryString{common.DefaultDataDir()},
+		Value: DirectoryString{node.DefaultDataDir()},
 	}
 	KeyStoreDirFlag = DirectoryFlag{
 		Name:  "keystore",
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ var (
 	DocRootFlag = DirectoryFlag{
 		Name:  "docroot",
 		Usage: "Document Root for HTTPClient file scheme",
-		Value: DirectoryString{common.HomeDir()},
+		Value: DirectoryString{homeDir()},
 	}
 	CacheFlag = cli.IntFlag{
 		Name:  "cache",
@@ -245,12 +245,12 @@ var (
 	RPCListenAddrFlag = cli.StringFlag{
 		Name:  "rpcaddr",
 		Usage: "HTTP-RPC server listening interface",
-		Value: common.DefaultHTTPHost,
+		Value: node.DefaultHTTPHost,
 	}
 	RPCPortFlag = cli.IntFlag{
 		Name:  "rpcport",
 		Usage: "HTTP-RPC server listening port",
-		Value: common.DefaultHTTPPort,
+		Value: node.DefaultHTTPPort,
 	}
 	RPCCORSDomainFlag = cli.StringFlag{
 		Name:  "rpccorsdomain",
@@ -268,13 +268,13 @@ var (
 	}
 	IPCApiFlag = cli.StringFlag{
 		Name:  "ipcapi",
-		Usage: "API's offered over the IPC-RPC interface",
+		Usage: "APIs offered over the IPC-RPC interface",
 		Value: rpc.DefaultIPCApis,
 	}
 	IPCPathFlag = DirectoryFlag{
 		Name:  "ipcpath",
 		Usage: "Filename for IPC socket/pipe within the datadir (explicit paths escape it)",
-		Value: DirectoryString{common.DefaultIPCSocket},
+		Value: DirectoryString{"geth.ipc"},
 	}
 	WSEnabledFlag = cli.BoolFlag{
 		Name:  "ws",
@@ -283,12 +283,12 @@ var (
 	WSListenAddrFlag = cli.StringFlag{
 		Name:  "wsaddr",
 		Usage: "WS-RPC server listening interface",
-		Value: common.DefaultWSHost,
+		Value: node.DefaultWSHost,
 	}
 	WSPortFlag = cli.IntFlag{
 		Name:  "wsport",
 		Usage: "WS-RPC server listening port",
-		Value: common.DefaultWSPort,
+		Value: node.DefaultWSPort,
 	}
 	WSApiFlag = cli.StringFlag{
 		Name:  "wsapi",