Mail Archives: cygwin/2007/10/01/02:20:17
Gmane User wrote:
> ACcording to http://cygwin.com/faq/faq.setup.html#faq.setup.home, the
> cygwin
> home directory is determined by the checking the following, in the
> order listed:
>
> 1. Windows HOME environment variable
> 2. /etc/passwd
> 3. HOMEDRIVE and HOMEPATH variables in the Windows environment
> 4. /
>
> I recently got a new domain account, and the cygwin home directory is
> a network
> drive, instead of c:/cygwin/home/UserName. I am currently trying to
> research
> the causes, though I don't have access to the machine in question at
> the moment.
> I assume that the path to the home directory was embedded in
> /etc/passwd, which
> I created using "mkpasswd -d". I am debating on manually changing this in
> /etc/passwd back to c:/cygwin/home/UserName, since I might ssh into
> the machine,
> in which case the network drive will likely not be accessible. As
> well, working
> off a network drive by default makes one more vulnerable to network
> problems.
> The only thing which might make the network drive attractive is the
> limited
> space on the local drive.
>
> If I were make c:/cygwin/home/UserName my home directory, what is the
> best way?
> Ssh only considers /etc/passwd, so it seems best to manually set it there,
> though I'd have to manually fix it each time I recreate it. It still
> seems to
> be the best way, but opinions are welcome on "good practice".
Personally I'd:
$ mv /home /home.save
$ mount -bsf //<server>/<homeshare> /home
$ mv -rp /home.save/* /home
Adjust the output of /etc/passwd to use /home/$USER
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