* Virginia Mann (03-01-30 05:36 +0100) > My "/" is mounted at C:\cygwin, which is sensible. The FAQ warns us that > making / point at C:\ is a bad idea.
*/Installing/* Cygwin to C:\ is bad. > [massive snip] > How do I change my home to the Cygwin root? You don't want that. /etc/profile creates your home directory and sets $HOME according to your user id and /etc/passwd: USER="`id -un`" HOME="/home/$USER" But only if $HOME is not already set. Open a DOS command prompt (COMMAND.COM, CMD.EXE) and type "SET HOME". If this doesn't point to C:\cygwin\home\virginia, delete or adjust the entry in AUTOEXEC.BAT or control panel > system > [...]. Thorsten -- Content-Type: text/explicit; charset=ISO-8859-666 (Parental Advisory) Content-Transfer-Warning: message contains innuendos not suited for children under the age of 18 -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
