* Erik Weibust (2004-06-25 16:45 +0200) > I just had my XP machine at work rebuilt and the first > thing I went to install was cygwin. I went with a > complete "everything" install.
Not so clever. You won't need anything so this approach will obfuscate your problem. > The problem is the same one I've seen before. When the install is > complete I run the shortcut to start cygwin and get a vague message > that makes me think the install didn't "go so well". Error messages should always be cited in full - not some vague interpretation of you. > The work around is easy. I edit /etc/passwd in > notepad and change what cygwin uses for $HOME from > /cygdrive/h to /home/erikweibust. You open /etc/passwd in *NOTEPAD*?!! Notepad is the unappropriate tool for that possible. It doesn't even understand Unix line endings. > /home/erikweibust was not created as part of the > install. I think I've had it created before on other > machines on the "first use" of cygwin. I'm not sure > why I get this problem. Is cygwin trying to use some > XP env vars on it's first start? http://cygwin.com/problems.html -- 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/
