> >2. Shouldn't cygwin use something like > $My_Documents > >as it's home? This is mostly on a local drive for > all > >windows installs. > > > Cygwin uses for your home directory whatever Windows > says > is your home directory. Cygwin gets this from > '/etc/passwd'. > If you do a 'mkpasswd -d -u <your user name>', > you'll see > what Cygwin will use as your home directory, as set > by the > administrator of your domain. If you don't want > that, use > the '-p' option.
How exactly do I use the "-p" option? mkpasswd -p <my user name> > > > >3. Does cygwin not build a /home/$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. Your comment "Make Cygwin see it where ever you want" is vague. How do I do that? Thanks, Erik __________________________________ 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/
