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Date:	Mon, 01 Sep 2003 21:32:37 -0400
To:	"Hoyt Bailey" <hoyt13 AT wiredok DOT com>, <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
From:	Larry Hall <cygwin-lh AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject:	Re: Installation problems
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At 09:13 PM 9/1/2003, Hoyt Bailey you wrote:
>I am running Windows XP with 512MB.  I downloaded from the VA mirror and all
>seemed to go well no problems.  I downloaded setup.exe and it took over and
>installed the rest from the internet.  When completed I clicked on the
>Desktop Icon and got the following:
>/bin/find: /etc/profile.d: No such file or directory.
>Hoyt AT blackgold ~
>Futher checking showed that /etc/profile does exist and is readable at least
>with cat.(/etc/profile.d does not exist).  Other problems discovered ls only
>works if you give it a directory ls (dosent) ls /etc (works).  Passwd works
>but it changes my login password to Windows. There is no root user and
>mkuser doesnt work.  Commands less, more, dir were not recognized.  I dont
>think I am in cygwin but I have no idea where I am.
>Regards;
>hoyt13 AT wiredok DOT com


Sounds like you're having some problems.  See 
<http://cygwin.com/problems.html> for information on data you can provide 
that would help you find the problems.



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