Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT sources DOT redhat DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT sources DOT redhat DOT com Message-ID: <008401c016b6$b8ac9170$fbb607d8@firstworld.net> From: "Russell Hanneken" To: Subject: Problem using Cygwin on Windows 2000 Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2000 14:25:53 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 I'm having a problem using Cygwin on Windows 2000. I'd like to know a) if anyone else is having this problem, and b) if anyone knows what I can do about it. I've checked the FAQ and searched the mailing list archives, but so far I haven't seen this issue addressed. To begin with, I'm using Windows 2000 Professional (upgraded from Windows NT 4.0). I used the setup.exe program to install all the usual packages. When asked, I said I wanted to install Cygwin for all users, not just the user installing Cygwin (the Administrator). When I run cygwin.bat as the Administrator, everything works perfectly. When I run cygwin.bat under a user account, I get the following message: bash.exe: warning: could not find /tmp, please create! Then I get a bash prompt. When I type "ls" I see the C:\cygwin\bin directory, though when I type "pwd" I'm told the present working directory is /usr/bin. If I try to do "ls /usr", I'm told that there is no such file or directory. When I do "ls /", I see the root directory on my C drive--i.e., C:\. (If I try that as Administrator, I see the Cygwin directory, C:\cygwin, which I gather is what I'm supposed to see.) bash does not read /etc/profile, and my path does not get modified. Does this problem sound familiar to anyone? I know Cygwin wasn't designed for Windows 2000, but I'm hoping I can get it to work with a little tweaking. -- Russell Hanneken rhanneken AT pobox DOT com -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com