X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Message-ID: <47023FCA.4@cygwin.com> Date: Tue, 02 Oct 2007 08:55:38 -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: Home directory References: <47007A91 DOT 9E829D3C AT dessent DOT net> In-Reply-To: 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 Gmane User wrote: > Brian Dessent wrote: >> Gmane User wrote: >> >>> 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". >> Well you already said it -- sshd only considers the entry in passwd so >> that's pretty much the only option if you plan to connect remotely. >> However, you should use a POSIX path like /home/UserName not >> c:/whatever. > > Indeed. I guess that's it. > > On the other hand, it occurred to me that it might be worthwhile to uninstall > cygwin, then reinstall it on a secondary IDE drive (not drive c:), along with > the cygwin user file/folder tree. It has a lot more space, so I can forget the > network drive altogether. I was initially trying to avoid the secondary drive > because I fully expect suprises and a brand new learning experiences due to the > unconventional location. But I can always give it a go. The only issue at hand > is time. There's no reason to fear this. I have all sorts of Cygwin installation where the root drive is not C:. It works just fine. -- 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/