X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=1.2 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,J_CHICKENPOX_21,SARE_MSGID_LONG40,SPF_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <806a89db0906291420r3e53e4ecj3cae2de045337c26@mail.gmail.com> References: <806a89db0906291420r3e53e4ecj3cae2de045337c26@mail.gmail.com> Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:48:42 -0600 Message-ID: <806a89db0906291448s4722df7bx27fe3bf0eb914ebf@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: [1.7] HOME directory is always /tmp From: Jim Reisert AD1C To: cygwin@cygwin.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com I downloaded setup-1.7.exe this morning from the Cygwin.com web site. It says version 2.6.3.4. The file details are: -rwx------+ 1 reisert Domain Users 545792 Jun 29 13:22 setup-1.7.exe It appears to be the same file that I downloaded on 6/25. - Jim On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 3:20 PM, Jim Reisert AD1C w= rote: > I had been running 1.7 in my \cygwin-1.7 directory. > > I decided to clean up this morning and created a \cygwin directory > using setup-1.7.exe to re-load all my stuff (gcc, emacs, X server, > etc.). =A0I renamed the old 1.7 directory to cygwin-1.7.old so it > wouldn't be "in the way". > > Everything is working properly, EXCEPT my home directory isn't right. > ssh and ncftp are *both* using /tmp as the home directory. > > I have not changed my Windows XP "HOME" environment variable from > C:\HOME (which was working before). =A0I have not changed my ~/.cshrc > file (xterms find this file just fine). =A0I did change CYGROOT from > cygwin-1.7 to cygwin. =A0I've rebooted the PC a couple of times. > > CMD.EXE says: > > =A0 =A0HOME=3DC:\Home > > My xterm says: > > =A0 =A0HOME=3D/cygdrive/c/Home > > > I do not understand why ncftp and ssh are suddenly both having > problems with HOME. --=20 Jim Reisert AD1C, , http://www.ad1c.us -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple