At 03:43 PM 4/1/2004, you wrote: >FYI. Problem solved! > >Our NT_Services group here changed some "start-up" >scripts which were setting $HOMEDRIVE. I just had to >re-map that drive and cygwin started up correctly. > >I have a few questions. > >1. $HOMEDRIVE for me is on a network share is this >going to be a problem?
Not if that's where you want it. Generally, a local directory is preferable from a performance perspective but it's not a requirement. >2. Shouldn't cygwin use something like $My_Documents >as it's home? This is mostly on a local drive for all >windows installs. Cygwin uses for your home directory whatever Windows says is your home directory. Cygwin gets this from '/etc/passwd'. If you do a 'mkpasswd -d -u <your user name>', you'll see what Cygwin will use as your home directory, as set by the administrator of your domain. If you don't want that, use the '-p' option. >3. Does cygwin not build a /home/$USERNAME dir/path >as part of it's install? I did a complete install and >expected it. Before I uninstalled my previous cygwin >install (which was installed a year ago) I did have a >/home/$USER dir and that is what I backed up. I think you're looking for this explanation: <http://www.cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2003-01/msg00111.html> or see '/etc/profile'. '/etc/profile' makes your home directory if it doesn't exist. >4. If the answer to number 3 is No. Can I just >create a /home/$USER and copy my old /home/user there? Sure. Copy it where you like and need it. Make Cygwin see it where ever you want if the one it gets from Windows isn't to your liking. >Thanks... >--- Larry Hall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> At 10:33 AM 4/1/2004, you wrote: >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >> From: Erik Weibust >> >> Sent: 01 April 2004 16:28 >> > >> > >> >> Dave, >> >> >> >> I'm very familiar with setting Env vars in >> windows. I >> >> checked that. Nothing there. Then I opened a >> cmd >> >> prompt and ran set | more and found this: >> >> >> >> HOMEDRIVE=H: >> >> HOMEPATH=\ >> >> HOMESHARE=\\dalfss02\erikweibust$ >> >> >> >> Those vars aren't visible through the My Computer >> gui >> >> view? Any idea where they are being set or how >> to >> >> change them? >> > >> > >> >Hmm... you'll be interested by this thread in the >> ml-archive: >> > >> >>http://sources.redhat.com/ml/cygwin/2004-03/msg01280.html >> > >> > >> >I'm not sure where it's coming from. Are you >> running Novell Netware? >> >> >> These settings come directly from Windows. Erik is >> apparently picking up >> H as his home drive as a result of settings on his >> domain. >> >> >> >> -- >> Larry Hall >> http://www.rfk.com >> RFK Partners, Inc. (508) >> 893-9779 - RFK Office >> 838 Washington Street (508) >> 893-9889 - FAX >> Holliston, MA 01746 >> >> >> -- >> Unsubscribe info: >> http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple >> Problem reports: >> http://cygwin.com/problems.html >> Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html >> FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ >> > > >__________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Small Business $15K Web Design Giveaway >http://promotions.yahoo.com/design_giveaway/ > >-- >Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple >Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html >Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html >FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
