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Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2004 11:19:42 -0700
From: Mark Paulus <mark DOT paulus AT mci DOT com>
Subject: Managed mount point question(s)?
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In general, does it make sense to mount c:/cygwin as
/ in managed mode?  Is there some reason this would 
not be a good idea?

I have done this, and when I do, some files "disappear", 
such as /home/Mark.Paulus, which is my home.  If I have 
a regular mount (c:\cygwin on / type system (binmode)),
I have the following files in /home:

Mark DOT Paulus AT WS117V6220509 /home
$ ll
total 0
drwx------+   3 Mark.Pau None            0 Dec 15 10:38 ./
drwx------+  12 Mark.Pau None            0 Dec 15 09:51 ../
lrwxrwxrwx    1 Mark.Pau None           18 Dec 15 10:38 Administrator -> /home/Mark.Paulus/
drwx------+  13 Mark.Pau None            0 Dec 15 10:41 Mark.Paulus/
lrwxrwxrwx    1 Mark.Pau None           18 Dec 15 10:38 root -> /home/Mark.Paulus/

when I remount c:/cygwin as a managed mount
(c:\cygwin on / type system (binmode,managed)),
I have the following in /home:

Mark DOT Paulus AT WS117V6220509 /home
$ ll
ls: Administrator: No such file or directory
ls: Mark.Paulus: No such file or directory
total 0
drwx------+   3 Mark.Pau None            0 Dec 15 11:16 ./
drwx------+  12 Mark.Pau None            0 Dec 15 09:51 ../
lrwxrwxrwx    1 Mark.Pau None           17 Dec 15 11:16 root -> /home/Mark.Paulus

ll is:  alias ll='ls -alF --color'

So, where did /home/Mark.Paulus go, or who covered it up?

Thanks for any help.



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