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Subject:	RE: No userid
Date:	Tue, 24 Jun 2003 09:40:11 -0700
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From:	"Fox, Michael K" <michael DOT k DOT fox AT boeing DOT com>
To:	"Doug Jenkinson" <djenk47 AT yahoo DOT com>
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I fixed the typo (removed the extra 8).  I assume this is what you 
meant me see.  But that didn't solve the problem.

> From: Doug Jenkinson
> Take a look at the second to last parameter, that's the home directory.

> > I have tried modifying the fourth line of the passwd file as follows
> > 
> > foo7873:unused_by_nt/2000/xp:500:513:U-E182960\Administrator,
> > S-1-5-21-1061762173-587356633-675955863-500:/home/foo78783:/bin/bash
> > 
> > After this, when I restart Cygwin and type whoami the answer is 
> > foo7873, but Cygwin still thinks my home directory should be 
> > /home/Administrator and creates a new folder by that name.

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