Mail Archives: cygwin/2008/08/29/17:04:49
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>
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A: Yes.
> Q: Are you sure?
>> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
>>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email?
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