At 12:58 PM 4/7/2004, you wrote: >> >2. Shouldn't cygwin use something like >> $My_Documents >> >as it's home? This is mostly on a local drive for >> all >> >windows installs. >> >> >> Cygwin uses for your home directory whatever Windows >> says >> is your home directory. Cygwin gets this from >> '/etc/passwd'. >> If you do a 'mkpasswd -d -u <your user name>', >> you'll see >> what Cygwin will use as your home directory, as set >> by the >> administrator of your domain. If you don't want >> that, use >> the '-p' option. > >How exactly do I use the "-p" option? > >mkpasswd -p <my user name>
mkpasswd -l -d -u <your user name> -p <path to the parent directory of your user directory> i.e. mkpasswd -l -d -u erik -p /home >> >> >> >3. Does cygwin not build a /home/$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? Just make sure that the home directory in /etc/passwd is pointing to where you want it. See above. -- 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/
