Suggestion: /etc/hosts
Marcos Lorenzo de Santiago
marcos@it.uc3m.es
Mon Sep 9 05:40:00 GMT 2002
> --- Paul Johnston <paj@pajhome.org.uk> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > NT has an equivalent to /etc/hosts, so I think the cygwin install
> > should
> > create this symbolic link:
> >
> > /etc/hosts -> ${SYSTEMROOT}/system32/drivers/etc/hosts
> >
> > In fact, you could do this to a few other files in that directory,
> > like
> > services and protocols. hosts is the only one I commonly edit
> > though.
> >
> The problem is that location isn't the right place on Win9X/ME, so it
> ends up setting things wrong for those users.
Well, anyway, does cygwin internal scripts know whether the OS is a
Windows NT/98/ME/2K/XP? If so that's not a problem. I guess cygwin knows
it and therefore could be achieved (if needed).
Cheers,
m4c.
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