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Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 13:24:10 -0400
To: Jim Johansen <jimjohan AT pacbell DOT net>, cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
From: Larry Hall <cygwin-lh AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject: Re: Cygwin setup errors
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At 12:53 PM 4/22/2004, you wrote:
>I am trying to install cygwin and kde-cygwin on a work machine.  When I start
>cygwin I get the following errors.  It tries to set up files on a non existant
>network drive.  I am not sure what to change where is start up scripts.  Maybe
>it is a cygwin bug.
>
>If anyone can give me some advice I would appreciate it.
>v/r
>Jim Johansen
>
>mkdir: cannot create directory `/cygdrive/p': No such file or directory
>Copying skeleton files.
>These files are for the user to personalise
>their cygwin experience.
>
>These will never be overwritten.


<snip>


>bash: cd: /cygdrive/p: No such file or directory
>
>johansenjd AT LA-6720000585 /etc/skel
>$


Please read and follow:

>Problem reports:       http://cygwin.com/problems.html


My WAG is that your home directory as defined by your Windows domain server
is your P drive.  Edit '/etc/passwd' to point to something more appropriate
or use the '-p' flag of 'mkpasswd' to achieve the same thing.



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