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

************************
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
```


{
    try
    {
        return fs::create_directories(p);
    } catch (const fs::filesystem_error&) {
        if (!fs::exists(p) || !fs::is_directory(p))
            throw;
    }
    
    return false;
}
bool FileCommit(FILE *file)
{
    if (fflush(file) != 0) { 
        LogPrintf("%s: fflush failed: %d\n", __func__, errno);
        return false;
    }
#ifdef WIN32
    HANDLE hFile = (HANDLE)_get_osfhandle(_fileno(file));
    if (FlushFileBuffers(hFile) == 0) {
        LogPrintf("%s: FlushFileBuffers failed: %d\n", __func__, GetLastError());
        return false;
    }
#else
    #if defined(__linux__) || defined(__NetBSD__)