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From:	PoWah Wong <wong_powah AT yahoo DOT ca>
Subject:	Re: Re: mkdir: cannot create directory `/cygdrive/u': No such file or directory
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    * From: "Larry Hall (Cygwin)" <reply-to-list-only-lh at cygwin dot com>
    * To: cygwin at cygwin dot com
    * Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2006 12:04:47 -0500
    * Subject: Re: mkdir: cannot create directory `/cygdrive/u': No such file or directory
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PoWah Wong wrote:

    After clicking the Cygwin icon on my windows XP desktop, this message appeared:

    mkdir: cannot create directory `/cygdrive/u': No such file or directory
    Copying skeleton files.
    These files are for the user to personalise
    their cygwin experience.


    These will never be overwritten.

    /usr/bin/install: cannot create directory /cygdrive/u: No such file or directory
    /usr/bin/install: cannot create directory /cygdrive/u: No such file or directory
    /usr/bin/install: cannot create directory /cygdrive/u: No such file or directory
    bash: cd: /cygdrive/u: No such file or directory


    powah AT ROSE /etc/skel

    $

    Somehow Cygwin depend on the network drive U is connected.
    Is there a way to change the dependence from drive U to drive C?



1. Change your Windows domain user to have another "home" directory.

2. Edit your '/etc/passwd' file to point to the directory you want
   to be your home.


3. Recreate your '/etc/passwd' file telling it to use a different
   path for your home (see 'man mkpasswd' for details on switches to
   do this).


Only (1) is transparent across all invocations of 'mkpasswd'.


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I use Windows XP Home.
How to change Windows domain user to have another "home" directory?

I added the "HOME" and "HOMEDRIVE" environment variables by the "Control Panel", the message "/usr/bin/install: cannot create directory /cygdrive/u: No such file or directory" disappeared.
However, it still want to use /cygdrive/u for ssh.

$ ssh root AT 172 DOT 20 DOT 11 DOT 200
Could not create directory '/cygdrive/u/.ssh'.
The authenticity of host '172.20.11.200 (172.20.11.200)' can't be established.
RSA key fingerprint is b1:b0:eb:83:6b:8b:6a:c0:0a:24:22:da:46:bc:3d:bb.
Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)? yes
Failed to add the host to the list of known hosts (/cygdrive/u/.ssh/known_hosts).
root AT 172 DOT 20 DOT 11 DOT 200's password:




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