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Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 13:29:06 -0500
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From: Robert Jacobson <teridon AT erols DOT com>
Subject: Re: install for multiple (select) users in NT/2000
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Figured it out myself (I did what I said below with the registry 
keys).  I guess it needs the mount points.


>I originally installed cygwin under a regular user account (call it 
>"user1") on a computer running Win2k.  I selected the option for 
>"this user only".
>
>I'd like for certain other user accounts (but not all) and the 
>administrator account to be able to use it.  I tried just launching 
>cygwin.bat from the administrator account, but that doesn't work 
>right -- I get a bash prompt, but it doesn't work -- not even an ls.
>
>I tried running setup as administrator, again selecting "only this 
>user", and "local install", but the installer said there was nothing 
>to install.  And cygwin.bat still didn't work.
>
>I'm guessing that I need registry keys for the users that are to run 
>it.  Would exporting the registry keys HKCU/software/cygnus (or 
>something like that) from the user1 account, then adding them to the 
>other user accounts work?
>
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>Robert Jacobson                        teridon AT erols DOT com
>BS, Aeronautical Engineering  Univ. of Md., College Park
>Flight Ops. Team - SOlar Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO)
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