On 02/06/05, prashanthu baragur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > Am a newbie to cygwin. Am trying to install cygwin as per the > procedure in the web. > > http://cplus.about.com/od/compilersandides/l/aa061204a.htm
Wow, seven pages of installation instructions. Couldn't he have just said 'follow the on-screen prompts'? > After installation i observe that the /home directory is missing. > Other that this things are normal. I have logged into my system as a > local user in our company domain.Where am i going wrong ? The home directory should be created the first time you open a bash login shell, by the shell script /etc/profile. Thereafter bash always starts there. Have you clicked on "Cygwin Bash Shell" on your Start Menu? Good luck. Richard -- 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/
