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Re: I need to change my home directory
Thanks
On 4/28/05, Larry Hall <lh-no-personal-replies-please@cygwin.com> wrote:
> At 11:46 AM 4/22/2005, you wrote:
> >Hy all
> >
> >My home directory is something like:
> >
> >/cygdrive/c/Documents and Settings/xpto
> >
> >I would like to have it in:
> >
> >/home/xpto
> >
> >I hwve this in one computer but not in the other. But I didn't do
> >nothing for that.
> >
> >What am I doing wrong?
>
> Apparently, you're just not aware of the differences between these two
> systems. Look at '/etc/defaults/etc/profile' for a description of how
> Cygwin determines what your home directory is. That should provide some
> insight. If it's just plain set incorrectly in your '/etc/passwd' file,
> rerun 'mkpasswd' as specified in '/etc/postinstall/passwd-grp.sh.done'
> but add the '-p' flag followed by '/home/xpto'. 'man mkpasswd' provides
> the full details.
>
> There. Done. :-)
>
>
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