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Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 12:09:13 -0700 (PDT)
From: Erik Weibust <eweibust AT yahoo DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Trouble with home
To: Robert Pollard <rpollard AT apple DOT com>, Cygwin <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
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Have you tried "hard-coding" the $HOME you want for the user in the
/etc/passwd?  That worked for me.

Erik Weibust
http://erik.weibust.net

--- Robert Pollard <rpollard AT apple DOT com> wrote:

> Hello all,
> 
> I am installing Cygwin on a Win2K3 server and it absolutely refuses
> to 
> create a home directory under the Cygwin directory.  All my other 
> installations have created a home directory under Cygwin.
> 
> This is creating problems with some scripts I wrote because the home
> is 
> in "Documents and Settings..." instead of /home...
> 
> Is there a way to force it to create the home directory in Cygwin or
> do 
> I have to accept it as is?  BTW, the login is a domain user instead
> of 
> a local user.  This is the only difference I know between other 
> installations and this one.
> 
> Thanks for any help,
> 
> Robert
> 
> 
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