bug#11939: 24.1; `save-buffers-kill-emacs' loses minibuffer focus when it calls `list-processes'

[Drew Adams]

> > Error (initialization): User  has no home directory
>                           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> What does that last message tell you?  I think this is the key to
> unlock your mystery.

Perhaps you can tell me how so?

The bash cmd prompt recognizes ~ correctly.  And so does Emacs (aside from emacs
-Q).

And env var HOME is also defined correctly and recognized by both bash (outside
and inside Emacs, aside from emacs -Q) and Emacs (aside from emacs -Q).

Can you please demystify the mystery that you see?