Richard Plana wrote:
Hi, I can't seem to change my user's HOME dir so that it uses "/cygdrive/c/Documents and Settings/" as its prefix. I've changed the home dir entry in the /etc/passwd file, but each time I connect, $HOME is still set to using "/home/" (which is under Cygwin's root). I've logged off all cygwin shells, rebooted my machine, but I can't get the configuration to take. The FAQ just talks of changing /etc/passwd (which I've done) and XP's HOME* variables (which don't seem to be used anyway).
'/etc/profile' lists the order of precedence for how Cygwin determines your home directory. It says: Here is how HOME is set, in order of priority, when starting from Windows 1) From existing HOME in the Windows environment, translated to a Posix path 2) from /etc/passwd, if there is an entry with a non empty directory field 3) from HOMEDRIVE/HOMEPATH 4) / (root) If that doesn't help, please read and follow the problem reporting guidelines found at the link below with your next posting on this subject. <http://cygwin.com/problems.html> -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 _____________________________________________________________________ A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? -- 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/