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Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2005 20:55:30 -0700 (PDT)
From: ChrisW <cw94114 AT yahoo DOT com>
Subject: Re: I cannot change cygdrive prefix (yes, checked docs, faq and archives)
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That fixed my problem.  Thanks so much.  

--- Brian Dessent <brian AT dessent DOT net> wrote:
> ChrisW wrote:
> 
> > Nothing I can change the cygdrive prefix.  I
> recall
> > being able to do it before.
> 
> You're getting confused because you can set the
> cygdrive prefix both
> system-wide and per-user, and the latter takes
> precedent.
> 
> > c: on /cygdrive/c type user (binmode,noumount)
> > y: on /cygdrive/y type user (binmode,noumount)
> 
> ^^^ note "user"
> 
> > /> mount -s -b --change-cygdrive-prefix /
> 
> ^^^ note "-s" meaning change the system-wide mount
> 
> So, you're changing the system-wide cygdrive prefix
> but since you have a
> user-defined cygdrive prefix it is taking precedent.
>  I believe this was
> a recent change which is why you are seeing it now.
> 
> If you want to get rid of the user cygdrive, do
> "umount -uc" and then
> set the desired cygdrive prefix system-wide with
> "mount -sc /".
> 
> Brian
> 
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