Thanks! Is that ok to change the Windows Home? what implications it may have on other software?
BK Manning, Sid wrote: > > > Try this: > - Right click My Computer and goto Properties > - Click on the "Advanced" Tab > - At the bottom click Environment Variables > - You will probably see HOME set someplace there and should be able to > modify it. > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf >> Of mcbenus >> Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 5:22 PM >> To: cygwin@cygwin.com >> Subject: reseting HOME directory >> >> >> Hi, >> >> I found similar past posts here, but could not totally understand the >> answers. For some reason, my HOME directory has changed one day from >> /home/USER to /cygdrive/c/Documents and Settings/USER (I guess imported >> from >> the windows settings). At the same time a program I am running using >> cygwin >> started to much slower than before. I don't know if the two problems are >> related, but first I would like to set my HOME directory back to >> /Home/USER. >> >> I saw people referring to /etc/profile file, or the BASH_PROFILE file in >> my >> (original) home directory, but I could not understand what exactly I >> should >> write in them. I would greatly appreciate your advices. I do not master >> linux/cygwin, so if you try to answer, please consider that :) >> >> Thanks, >> BK >> -- >> View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/reseting-HOME- >> directory-tp20217298p20217298.html >> Sent from the Cygwin list mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> >> >> -- >> 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/ > > > -- > 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/ > > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/reseting-HOME-directory-tp20217298p20229369.html Sent from the Cygwin list mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- 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/
