X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Message-ID: <46FB200F.80707@cygwin.com> Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 23:14:23 -0400 From: "Larry Hall (Cygwin)" Reply-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8.1.3) Gecko/20070505 Remi/2.0.0.0-3.fc4.remi Thunderbird/2.0.0.0 Mnenhy/0.7.5.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: OpenSSH and user environment: Maybe not initialized correctly References: <46F9038D DOT 9020802 AT gmx DOT net> <46F93BA7 DOT 2040803 AT cygwin DOT com> <46F9FF07 DOT 1010203 AT gmx DOT net> <46FA83C0 DOT 1030401 AT cygwin DOT com> <46FA89AE DOT 4030804 AT gmx DOT net> <46FAD7B5 DOT 1090904 AT cygwin DOT com> <46FB0BC7 DOT 3060103 AT byu DOT net> In-Reply-To: <46FB0BC7.3060103@byu.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Eric Blake wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > According to Larry Hall (Cygwin) on 9/26/2007 4:05 PM: >>> $ ll /bin/sh >>> lrwxrwxrwx 1 illenseer None 8 Nov 10 2006 /bin/sh -> bash.exe >> >> Ah. Well that is wrong. '/bin/sh' should be a copy of '/bin/bash'. >> I'd still recommend reinstalling the bash package to see if that creates >> the proper '/bin/sh'. > > A symlink is okay if you only ever invoke /bin/sh via cygwin apps; it only > breaks when trying to call sh from native Windows apps, since they don't > follow symlinks. I know. I'm being pedantic but unless the OP has a firm reason for wanting a link here, I still like to point folks to the path of greatest Cygwin bliss. ;-) -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 _____________________________________________________________________ A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/