Andrew DeFaria wrote: >Gmane User wrote: >> ACcording to http://cygwin.com/faq/faq.setup.html#faq.setup.home, >> the cygwin home directory is determined by the checking the >> following, in the order listed: >> >> 1. Windows HOME environment variable >> 2. /etc/passwd >> 3. HOMEDRIVE and HOMEPATH variables in the Windows environment >> 4. / >> >> I recently got a new domain account, and the cygwin home directory >> is a network drive, instead of c:/cygwin/home/UserName. I am >> currently trying to research the causes, though I don't have access >> to the machine in question at the moment. I assume that the path to >> the home directory was embedded in /etc/passwd, which I created >> using "mkpasswd -d". I am debating on manually changing this in >> /etc/passwd back to c:/cygwin/home/UserName, since I might ssh into >> the machine, in which case the network drive will likely not be >> accessible. As well, working off a network drive by default makes >> one more vulnerable to network problems. The only thing which might >> make the network drive attractive is the limited space on the local >> drive. >> >> If I were make c:/cygwin/home/UserName my home directory, what is >> the best way? Ssh only considers /etc/passwd, so it seems best to >> manually set it there, though I'd have to manually fix it each time >> I recreate it. It still seems to be the best way, but opinions are >> welcome on "good practice". > > Personally I'd: > > $ mv /home /home.save > $ mount -bsf //<server>/<homeshare> /home > $ mv -rp /home.save/* /home > >Adjust the output of /etc/passwd to use /home/$USER
That places all cygwin file trees for all user accounts (including administrators) onto my own domain network file space. I suspect that it isn't what I'm seeking to realize, though it is an interesting way to migrate account file trees. My coreutils 6.7-2 doesn't have a "-r" option for the "mv" command. I haven't been able to find release notes for the currrent coreutils 6.9-5 to see if it is simply a new switch. Is there somewhere online where the release notes can be perused so that I can avoid updating cygwin right away? I usually find that an update is followed by a period of anomalous behaviour. -- 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/
