Have you tried "hard-coding" the $HOME you want for the user in the /etc/passwd? That worked for me.
Erik Weibust http://erik.weibust.net --- Robert Pollard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello all, > > I am installing Cygwin on a Win2K3 server and it absolutely refuses > to > create a home directory under the Cygwin directory. All my other > installations have created a home directory under Cygwin. > > This is creating problems with some scripts I wrote because the home > is > in "Documents and Settings..." instead of /home... > > Is there a way to force it to create the home directory in Cygwin or > do > I have to accept it as is? BTW, the login is a domain user instead > of > a local user. This is the only difference I know between other > installations and this one. > > Thanks for any help, > > Robert > > > -- > 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/ > > ===== Erik Weibust http://erik.weibust.net -- 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/
