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Date: Wed, 14 May 2003 16:14:29 -0400 (EDT)
From: Igor Pechtchanski <pechtcha AT cs DOT nyu DOT edu>
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To: "linda w (cyg)" <cygwin AT tlinx DOT org>
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Subject: Re: moving '/' 
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On Wed, 14 May 2003, linda w (cyg) wrote:

> Where all / what files do I need to change to move the 'root' of my
> cygwin installation?  Should I just search on "/root" (the name of my
> cyg-root) and change them by hand?  Would it just be /etc (and subdirs)
> files and maybe a registry entry or so?
>
> Thanks,
> -linda

Linda,

Use "mount -s c:/newroot /".  Unless you used "/cygdrive/c/root"
somewhere, that should do it.
	Igor
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