different mount table per bash session

[Igor Pechtchanski]

Saber,

Please honor the Reply-To: -- there is no need to Cc: me, I'm on the list.
Also, that's a *really* weird method of quoting...  I wonder which mailer
uses it...

Cygwin gets the user information from Windows.  It relies on Windows to do
the authentication (in case of NT).  Cygwin has an /etc/passwd (and an
/etc/group), but uses it to store information that Windows doesn't (such
as the login shell).  Use Windows tools (e.g. "net user") to add users and
groups.

"login" most likely won't work for switching user contexts; for details
see <http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2001-03/msg00337.html>.  The preferred
method for switching user contexts is either "ssh user@localhost" with a
running sshd, the Windows-provided "runas" command (see "runas /?"), or
"at /interactive ... login user" (see "at /?" for details).
	Igor
P.S. Your "Shift" key is still not fixed.

On Mon, 21 Apr 2003 saber.zrelli@st.com wrote:

     Igor,
     the user that cygwin considers is the windows user ,
     is it possible , to emulate multi user session system with cygwin ;
     make cygwin consider a /etc/passwd like file.
     allowing user switch using login command ?
     when i see to /bin , i don't see neither adduser , nor addgroup.

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Subject: Re: different mount table per bash session
Author:  pechtcha at internet/dd.RFC-822=pechtcha@cs\.nyu\.edu
Date:    4/21/2003 4:02 PM


On Fri, 18 Apr 2003 saber.zrelli@st.com wrote:

> Hi there ,
>
> I'm using cygwin bash to run a certain nmber of processes on separate
> drives , each time i start a new process i mount it's working drive ,
> but this way all previous processes change their working drive ; cause
> of the latest mount.
> could some one tell me how could i resolve this problem.
>
> Tks .

Saber,

I'm assuming you're only talking about auxiliary mounts, and that the main
mounts ("/", "/usr/bin", and "/usr/lib") are the same for all bash
instances.

Cygwin only supports two mount tables at a time for each user (one system
table and one user table).  The system table is shared among all users.
Aside from the fact that (as Rolf has pointed out) you don't really *need*
to mount anything, the only way you can get separate mount tables in
separate bash sessions is by running them as different users.  You could
use either "ssh" or "at /interactive" to switch user contexts.  Don't
forget to use "mount -u", or you'll be changing the system mount table.
        Igor
P.S. Your "Shift" key seems to be malfunctioning...
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