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Subject:	Re: problem with cygwin on Windows XP Pro SP2
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Ankush Grover wrote:
> hey friends,
> 
> I have installed cygwin 1.5.19-4 on a Windows XP Pro SP2 PC that is
> part of a Network Domain.The problem is that one of the user is not
> able to use cygwin. When this user clicks on the cygwin icon on the
> desktop the following errors shows up:
> 
> mkdir cannot create directory //fileserver no such host or network path
> Copying skeleton files
> These files are for the user to personalize their cygwin experience
> These will never be overwritten.
> 
> /usr/bin/install: cannot create directory '//fileserver': no such host
> or network path
> bash:cd: //fileserver/raju/:No such host or network path
> bash://fileserver/raju/: .bash_profile: No such host or network path
> 
> I don't know what is the reason for this user not able to access the
> cygwin whereas other users are able to access cygwin on the same
> desktop without any problem.


Sounds to me like the user doesn't have permissions to access the network
share.  I'd start there.


> Please let me know if you need any further inputs.


Sure thing.  Read and follow the problem reporting guidelines found at the
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