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Date: Wed, 14 May 2003 18:39:56 -0400 (EDT)
From: Igor Pechtchanski <pechtcha AT cs DOT nyu DOT edu>
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cc: "linda w (cyg)" <cygwin AT tlinx DOT org>
Subject: Re: moving '/' 
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On Wed, 14 May 2003, Igor Pechtchanski wrote:

> 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

You will, of course, also have to change the /usr/bin and /usr/lib mounts,
and actually rename your c:/root to c:/newroot, but that was left as an
exercise for the reader... O:)
	Igor
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