Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@sourceware.cygnus.com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@sources.redhat.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@sources.redhat.com Date: Mon, 1 Jan 2001 14:20:14 -0500 From: Christopher Faylor To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: why not use root as root? Message-ID: <20010101142014.A6676@redhat.com> Reply-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com References: <3A500F6C.31974.15EDFBC2@localhost> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.11i In-Reply-To: <3A500F6C.31974.15EDFBC2@localhost>; from gerrit.haase@t-online.de on Mon, Jan 01, 2001 at 05:02:36AM +0100 On Mon, Jan 01, 2001 at 05:02:36AM +0100, Gerrit P. Haase wrote: >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >Hash: SHA1 > >Hi cygwinners, > >I found this entry in the faq: > >http://cygwin.com/faq/faq_4.html#SEC52 > >So there is no explanation, what is the problem with that issue. >I only read, that it is not recommended, but why? > >'It is strongly recommended not to make the Cygwin root directory >the same as your drive's root directory, unless you know what you >are doing and are prepared to deal with the consequences. ' > >What are the consequences? The consequences are discussed in the three sentences after the ones that you quoted. Please read the rest of the entry. cgf -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Check out: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple