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Subject: Can't Change Home Dir
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:51:28 -0600
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From: "Richard Plana" <Richard DOT Plana AT enabil DOT com>
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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).

Help appreciated.

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Richi Plana

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