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Date:	Fri, 03 Jan 2003 17:58:09 +0100
From:	a12 <a12 AT swipnet DOT se>
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To:	"Pierre A. Humblet" <pierre DOT humblet AT ieee DOT org>
CC:	cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject:	Re: Cygwin home dir=/cygwin/c (not /home/<userid>)
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Pierre,

'echo %HOME%' yields 'C:\'

Modifying /etc/profile:
# Set up USER's home directory
# 020102 magr40 force to use /home/$USER
#if [ -z "$HOME" ]; then
  HOME="/home/$USER"
#fi
solves my problem, but is it the correct way to do it ?

"Pierre A. Humblet" wrote:

> On Thu, Jan 02, 2003 at 11:15:09PM +0100, a12 wrote:
>
> > Whether I login locally as user 'sysaccount' or domain user
> > 'magr40', the problem persists:
> > HOME=/cygdrive/c
> > HOMEDRIVE=C:
> > HOMEPATH=\
>
> Isn't HOME already defined in the Windows environment, before
> starting Cygwin?
> Start a DOS shell and type echo %HOME%
>
> Pierre
>
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