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Re: Users on Cygwin
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Alberto Sánchez" <alberto.sanchez@cedex.es>
>Hello:
>I have installed Cygwin on WinXP. When I open cygwin and I type "pwd"
>happen the following thing:
>$ pwd
>$/cygdrive/h
>Cygwin looks for my user directory in the Windows network ( I am H: in the
>Windows network). Is there any form to define the user(so that, initially,
>Cygwin begins in C: (my PC) and not in H:)?
Alberto, it is possible. Edit /etc/profile and at the end of the file, add
HOME=/cygdrive/c
export HOME
cd $HOME
Best Regards,
Carlo
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