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ACcording to http://cygwin.com/faq/faq.setup.html#faq.setup.home, the cygwin
home directory is determined by the checking the following, in the order listed:

1. Windows HOME environment variable
2. /etc/passwd
3. HOMEDRIVE and HOMEPATH variables in the Windows environment
4. /

I recently got a new domain account, and the cygwin home directory is a network
drive, instead of c:/cygwin/home/UserName.  I am currently trying to research
the causes, though I don't have access to the machine in question at the moment.
 I assume that the path to the home directory was embedded in /etc/passwd, which
I created using "mkpasswd -d".  I am debating on manually changing this in
/etc/passwd back to c:/cygwin/home/UserName, since I might ssh into the machine,
in which case the network drive will likely not be accessible.  As well, working
off a network drive by default makes one more vulnerable to network problems.
The only thing which might make the network drive attractive is the limited
space on the local drive.

If I were make c:/cygwin/home/UserName my home directory, what is the best way?
 Ssh only considers /etc/passwd, so it seems best to manually set it there,
though I'd have to manually fix it each time I recreate it.  It still seems to
be the best way, but opinions are welcome on "good practice".

Thanks.


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