sounds like something funny in /etc/passwd try regenerating it with mv /etc/passwd /etc/passwd.old mkpasswd -l >/etc/passwd and if you are in a domain mkpasswd -d -u "your username" >> /etc/passwd
> -----Original Message----- > From: Brian J. Ackermann [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 05 February 2003 14:25 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Strange new behavior... > > > Hello all, > > I've been running cygwin now for nearly three years, and I've very > recently run into a very strange little problem. > > When starting cygwin now, I have a new username 't-ow' (this > is not what > I login to win2000 as which is 'BrianA'), and my 'home' directory > appears to be 'C\:' > > I've searched the archives and didn't come up with anything. > I've uninstalled and re-installed several times, from > multiple download > sources(just the default packages, for simplicity's sake). > > Nothing changes this strange behavior. I am not aware of 'doing' > anything to make this change happen. It started immediately > after I ran > setup.exe and updated my entire installation (the entire tree). > > Any ideas out there? > > I'm sure my install is USABLE, but I would really be happier if > everything was working properly... > > Thanks, > > Brian > > > -- > 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/ > -- 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/
