diff --git a/src/agent/rustjail/Cargo.toml b/src/agent/rustjail/Cargo.toml
index 841ec3a49f..5ca8f9aa78 100644
--- a/src/agent/rustjail/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/agent/rustjail/Cargo.toml
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ slog-scope = "4.1.2"
 scan_fmt = "0.2"
 regex = "1.1"
 path-absolutize = "1.2.0"
-dirs = "3.0.1"
 anyhow = "1.0.32"
 cgroups = { package = "cgroups-rs", version = "0.2.1" }
 tempfile = "3.1.0"
diff --git a/src/agent/rustjail/src/container.rs b/src/agent/rustjail/src/container.rs
index edf99dfa03..bdaac295d2 100644
--- a/src/agent/rustjail/src/container.rs
+++ b/src/agent/rustjail/src/container.rs
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ use async_trait::async_trait;
 use rlimit::{setrlimit, Resource, Rlim};
 use tokio::io::AsyncBufReadExt;
 
+use crate::utils;
+
 const STATE_FILENAME: &str = "state.json";
 const EXEC_FIFO_FILENAME: &str = "exec.fifo";
 const VER_MARKER: &str = "1.2.5";
@@ -634,8 +636,9 @@ fn do_init_child(cwfd: RawFd) -> Result<()> {
 
     // set the "HOME" env getting from "/etc/passwd"
     if env::var_os(HOME_ENV_KEY).is_none() {
-        if let Some(home_dir) = dirs::home_dir() {
-            env::set_var(HOME_ENV_KEY, home_dir);
+        match utils::home_dir(guser.uid) {
+            Ok(home_dir) => env::set_var(HOME_ENV_KEY, home_dir),
+            Err(e) => log_child!(cfd_log, "failed to get home dir: {:?}", e),
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/agent/rustjail/src/lib.rs b/src/agent/rustjail/src/lib.rs
index e29ce4b98a..6cdf3d0c54 100644
--- a/src/agent/rustjail/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/agent/rustjail/src/lib.rs
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ pub mod process;
 pub mod specconv;
 pub mod sync;
 pub mod sync_with_async;
+pub mod utils;
 pub mod validator;
-
 // pub mod factory;
 //pub mod configs;
 // pub mod devices;
diff --git a/src/agent/rustjail/src/utils.rs b/src/agent/rustjail/src/utils.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..35ca4e45d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/agent/rustjail/src/utils.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2021 Ant Group
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+//
+use anyhow::{anyhow, Context, Result};
+use libc::gid_t;
+use libc::uid_t;
+use std::fs::File;
+use std::io::{BufRead, BufReader};
+
+const PASSWD_FILE: &str = "/etc/passwd";
+
+// An entry from /etc/passwd
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, PartialOrd)]
+pub struct PasswdEntry {
+    // username
+    pub name: String,
+    // user password
+    pub passwd: String,
+    // user id
+    pub uid: uid_t,
+    // group id
+    pub gid: gid_t,
+    // user Information
+    pub gecos: String,
+    // home directory
+    pub dir: String,
+    // User's Shell
+    pub shell: String,
+}
+
+// get an entry for a given `uid` from `/etc/passwd`
+fn get_entry_by_uid(uid: uid_t, path: &str) -> Result<PasswdEntry> {
+    let file = File::open(path).with_context(|| format!("open file {}", path))?;
+    let mut reader = BufReader::new(file);
+
+    let mut line = String::new();
+    loop {
+        line.clear();
+        match reader.read_line(&mut line) {
+            Ok(0) => return Err(anyhow!(format!("file {} is empty", path))),
+            Ok(_) => (),
+            Err(e) => {
+                return Err(anyhow!(format!(
+                    "failed to read file {} with {:?}",
+                    path, e
+                )))
+            }
+        }
+
+        if line.starts_with('#') {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        let parts: Vec<&str> = line.split(':').map(|part| part.trim()).collect();
+        if parts.len() != 7 {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        match parts[2].parse() {
+            Err(_e) => continue,
+            Ok(new_uid) => {
+                if uid != new_uid {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                let entry = PasswdEntry {
+                    name: parts[0].to_string(),
+                    passwd: parts[1].to_string(),
+                    uid: new_uid,
+                    gid: parts[3].parse().unwrap_or(0),
+                    gecos: parts[4].to_string(),
+                    dir: parts[5].to_string(),
+                    shell: parts[6].to_string(),
+                };
+
+                return Ok(entry);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn home_dir(uid: uid_t) -> Result<String> {
+    get_entry_by_uid(uid, PASSWD_FILE).map(|entry| entry.dir)
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use std::io::{self, Write};
+    use tempfile::Builder;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_get_entry_by_uid() {
+        let tmpdir = Builder::new().tempdir().unwrap();
+        let tmpdir_path = tmpdir.path().to_str().unwrap();
+        let temp_passwd = format!("{}/passwd", tmpdir_path);
+
+        let mut tempf = File::create(temp_passwd.as_str()).unwrap();
+        writeln!(tempf, "root:x:0:0:root:/root0:/bin/bash").unwrap();
+        writeln!(tempf, "root:x:1:0:root:/root1:/bin/bash").unwrap();
+        writeln!(tempf, "#root:x:1:0:root:/rootx:/bin/bash").unwrap();
+        writeln!(tempf, "root:x:2:0:root:/root2:/bin/bash").unwrap();
+        writeln!(tempf, "root:x:3:0:root:/root3").unwrap();
+        writeln!(tempf, "root:x:3:0:root:/root3:/bin/bash").unwrap();
+
+        let entry = get_entry_by_uid(0, temp_passwd.as_str()).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(entry.dir.as_str(), "/root0");
+
+        let entry = get_entry_by_uid(1, temp_passwd.as_str()).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(entry.dir.as_str(), "/root1");
+
+        let entry = get_entry_by_uid(2, temp_passwd.as_str()).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(entry.dir.as_str(), "/root2");
+
+        let entry = get_entry_by_uid(3, temp_passwd.as_str()).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(entry.dir.as_str(), "/root3");
+    }
+}