----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Mosier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 13:55 Subject: Re: $HOME Directory Relocation
> From: "Michael A Chase" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: $HOME Directory Relocation > > > > The problem with setting HOME to a fixed value in cygwin.bat or > /etc/profile > > is that limits your cygwin installation to a single user. That's why the > > default /etc/profile allows $HOME to be passed through from the user's > > Windows environment. > > Ummm, I set this up in /etc/profile, defined several users, had then connect > through telnetd, and it worked fine. Matter of fact, without this setup in > /etc/profile, when you telnet in your $HOME is set to: / Good point. I don't provide telnetd services to other machines, so I tend to think in terms of local users. Doesn't /etc/passwd help with telnetd/login? -- Mac :}) ** I normally forward private questions to the appropriate mail list. ** Ask Smarter: http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.htm Give a hobbit a fish and he eats fish for a day. Give a hobbit a ring and he eats fish for an age. -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
