Cygwin Newbie Question

[david sarraf]

Hi Joshua, heres the info:

passwd file:

SYSTEM:*:18:544:,S-1-5-18::
Administrators:*:544:544:,S-1-5-32-544::
Guest:unused_by_nt/2000/xp:501:513:U-IBM-311IWKNAA4G\Guest,S-1-5-21-1994407283-2032670471-1942978529-501:/home/Guest:/bin/bash
david:unused_by_nt/2000/xp:500:513:U-IBM-311IWKNAA4G\david,S-1-5-21-1994407283-2032670471-1942978529-500:/home/david:/bin/bash

group file:

SYSTEM:S-1-5-18:18:
None:S-1-5-21-1994407283-2032670471-1942978529-513:513:
Administrators:S-1-5-32-544:544:
Backup Operators:S-1-5-32-551:551:
Guests:S-1-5-32-546:546:
Power Users:S-1-5-32-547:547:
Replicator:S-1-5-32-552:552:
Users:S-1-5-32-545:545:

output of id:

uid=500(shidan) gid=513(None) 
groups=513(None),544(Administrators),545(Users)

When I run cygwin.bat I'm not put into my home directory but rather in 
/usr/bin.

I just created /proc (this was also missing)manually to see if it would be 
populated and it seems to work.

Even though having /dev is optional isn't the setup program supposed to  
create this and proc?

Dave











>From: Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
>To: cygwin@cygwin.com
>Subject: Re: Cygwin Newbie Question
>Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2003 13:25:28 -0800 (PST)
>
>Did running
>
>mkpasswd > /etc/passwd
>mkgroup > /etc/group
>
>help? Please do this and then post your /etc/passwd and /etc/group files
>and the output of 'id'. I suspect this is the cause of your HOME and .bash*
>troubles.
>
>Directories such as /dev are optional. Just use 'mkdir /dev'.
>
>--- david sarraf <david_sarraf@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > The process I used was the following:
> >
> > Click setup.exe -->
> > Installation Type=install from internet -->
> > (Root Directory = c:\cygwin)&&(Install for all users)&&(Default Text
> > Type=Unix) -->
> > Local Package Directory =c:\...\Desktop -->
> > Internet Connection=Direct -->
> > Download Site=I Forget -->
> > (View=Category=Install All)&& Checkbox.Curr is clicked -->
> >
> > After this I just let it install and clicked create shortcuts.
> >
> > In previous installations I was able to create the home directory.
> > And set the variables in bash.
> >
> > How would I create the /dev directory and why isnt setup.exe not working
> > correctly? And why is bash_history in the c drive?
> > Thanks again,
> > Dave
> >
> > >From: Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
> > >To: cygwin@cygwin.com
> > >Subject: Re: Cygwin Newbie Question
> > >Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2003 12:33:14 -0800 (PST)
> > >
> > > > C:\cygwin\bin\id.exe output (nontsec)
> > > > UID: 400(david)  GID: 401(mkpasswd)
> > > > 401(mkpasswd)
> > >
> > >It looks like the your /etc/passwd and/or /etc/group
> > >files were not created correctly by the setup.exe
> > >postinstall process. Can you describe the process you
> > >used to install Cygwin?
> > >
> > >Oh, and running
> > >mkpasswd > /etc/passwd
> > >mkgroup > /etc/group
> > >
> > >might solve your HOME problem.
>
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