bitcoind won't start if datadir is specified in the conf file and the user running it has no home dir

tested with debian stretch and bitcoin 0.17.1

```
# sudo -u bitcoin bitcoind -daemon -conf=/usr/local/etc/bitcoin/bitcoin.conf -pid=/run/bitcoind/bitcoind.pid

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EXCEPTION: N5boost10filesystem16filesystem_errorE
boost::filesystem::create_directories: Permission denied: "/home/bitcoin"
bitcoin in AppInit()

bitcoind: chainparamsbase.cpp:29: const CBaseChainParams& BaseParams(): Assertion `globalChainBaseParams' failed.
Aborted

# mkhomedir_helper bitcoin

# sudo -u bitcoin bitcoind -daemon -conf=/usr/local/etc/bitcoin/bitcoin.conf -pid=/run/bitcoind/bitcoind.pid
Bitcoin server starting
```


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