Mail Archives: cygwin/2008/01/16/11:11:55
<http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#TOFU> Reformatting.
Shaun Smiley wrote:
> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Larry Hall (Cygwin) [mailto:reply-to-list-only-lh <AT> cygwin <DOT> com]
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<http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#PCYMTNQREAIYR> Thanks.
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 7:12 AM
>> To: cygwin <AT> cygwin <DOT> com
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<http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#PCYMTNQREAIYR> Thanks.
>> Subject: Re: can't access c: drive in cygwin
>>
>> Shaun Smiley wrote:
>>> Cygwin has stopped accessing the C: drive like it used to. When I open
>>> cygwin bash, I can access \cygdrive\c\documents and settings\shaun just
>>> fine. But, there should be a lot more folders and files under \cygdrive.
>>> In fact, that particular folder is the only thing that comes up. No other
>>> files or folders appear. I tried reinstalling cygwin, but it seems that
>>> there are some saved settings somewhere, as it's still behaving the same.
>>
>> Please read and follow the problem reporting guidelines given at the link
>> referenced below:
>>
>>> Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html
>>
>>
> The thing is, I know it worked before. I am actually using
> /cygdrive/c
> As that's what appears as default in bash. I previously put \cygdrive\c out
> of habit.
> Something has changed though. I think I may have been trying to change a
> setting a while back, not realizing that I was breaking it. I essentially
> just need to know how to reset Cygwin settings back to defaults(the way
> everything was when I installed it) so that I could get bash to access my
> harddrive(via cygdrive) again. I am unable to find this information
> anywhere, however.
The problem I have in answering your inquiry is that it proceeds from a
false assumption. Cygwin does not hide things it finds in the file system.
If the directory and files exist in a particular directory and are
accessible, they will be visible and accessible from Cygwin. But without
knowing more about your configuration, I can only guess as to what your
problems might be (which is why I was directing you to
<http://cygwin.com/problems.html>). My WAG is that your '/etc/passwd' and
'/etc/group' files are invalid. You can regenerate them with 'mkpasswd'
and 'mkgroup'. See:
<http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/using-utils.html#mkgroup>
<http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/using-utils.html#mkpasswd>
for details on their usage. If that doesn't work, you can try setting
'nontsec' in your CYGWIN environment variable. See:
<http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/using-cygwinenv.html>
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Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com
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A: Yes.
> Q: Are you sure?
>> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
>>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email?
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