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: <4.3.1.2.20001025104027.021ee8d8@pop.ma.ultranet.com> X-Sender: lhall AT pop DOT ma DOT ultranet DOT com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 4.3.1 Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2000 10:43:49 -0400 To: Mike Caughran , cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com From: "Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc)" Subject: Re: bash environment difficulties In-Reply-To: <39F624FD.1A10497C@admin.state.ak.us> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" At 08:10 PM 10/24/2000, Mike Caughran wrote: >I installed cygwin as myself on an nt 2000 box. >I worked up some scripts which I wanted to start using SRVANY >I got the scripts working. > >I now want to run those scripts as a different user. >I am not able to make the scripts work. > >The problem seems to be that the environment is not the same for both users. > >I tried reinstalling cygwin as the other user and got a message >after just a few of the files were copied that cygwin was installed > >How do I make cygwin work for a second user the way it works >for the user who originally installed cygwin? > >Thanks, >Mike If you run setup and chose the option that installs it for everyone (not just "me"), this should do it. Alternately, you can create all the same mount points and see if this is enough to get you started. There's a few environment variables too but I think those are set in the Cygwin batch file (though I could be wrong - I haven't looked at the results of the setup program for some time). Larry Hall lhall AT rfk DOT com RFK Partners, Inc. http://www.rfk.com 118 Washington Street (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office Holliston, MA 01746 (508) 893-9889 - FAX -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com