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Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2000 12:13:06 -0500
To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com, "McCann, Brian" <bmccann AT pactolus DOT com>
From: "Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc)" <lhall AT rfk DOT com>
Subject: Re: Cygwin Bash shell start
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At 11:40 AM 12/29/2000, Earnie Boyd wrote:
>"McCann, Brian" wrote:
> > 
> > Hi,
> > I just installed the latest version and when I start the Cygwin bash shell
> > from the start\program files menu
> > I get this message " I have no name DOT  AT Erin~ " . How do I correct this in my
> > .profile?
>
>The PS1 variable is set in your /etc/profile file.  The command `id -un'
>can't figure out your name so you get "I have no name." as the USER. 
>This can be fixed by creating an appropriate entry for the uid given by
>`id -u' in the /etc/passwd file.
>
>-- 
>Earnie Boyd
>mailto:earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com



This is starting to look like FAQ fodder to me.  David, do you think you 
can add an entry for this?



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