X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com
X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-1.8 required=5.0 	tests=BAYES_00,TW_MK
X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org
Message-ID: <4BB343D8.4090107@bopp.net>
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 07:45:12 -0500
From: Jeremy Bopp <jeremy AT bopp DOT net>
User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 (X11/20090817)
MIME-Version: 1.0
To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject: Re: Changing the home directory ($HOME)
References: <n2n1e1600301003310431xf9bc9628s7d8b32bb8007990e AT mail DOT gmail DOT com> <20100331133700 DOT 260816ngtqed0s80 AT webmail DOT df DOT eu>
In-Reply-To: <20100331133700.260816ngtqed0s80@webmail.df.eu>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
X-IsSubscribed: yes
Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm
List-Id: <cygwin.cygwin.com>
List-Subscribe: <mailto:cygwin-subscribe AT cygwin DOT com>
List-Archive: <http://sourceware.org/ml/cygwin/>
List-Post: <mailto:cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
List-Help: <mailto:cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com>, <http://sourceware.org/ml/#faqs>
Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com
Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com

Markus Hoenicka wrote:
> Phil Couling <couling AT gmail DOT com> was heard to say:
> 
>> I have cygwin pre installed on a pc I'm using.  I'd like to change the
>> home directory ($HOME) but I'm having some trouble finding where it's
>> been set.  Currently it points to a drive letter q: . I'd much prefer
>> to point it at /home/username.
> 
> /etc/profile says:
> 
> # Here is how HOME is set, in order of priority, when starting from Windows
> #  1) From existing HOME in the Windows environment, translated to a
> Posix path
> #  2) from /etc/passwd, if there is an entry with a non empty directory
> field
> #  3) from HOMEDRIVE/HOMEPATH
> #  4) / (root)
> 
> I've used #1.

You should also investigate the mkpasswd and mkgroup commands.  Those
can be used to populate your /etc/passwd and /etc/group files.

-Jeremy

--
Problem reports:       http://cygwin.com/problems.html
FAQ:                   http://cygwin.com/faq/
Documentation:         http://cygwin.com/docs.html
Unsubscribe info:      http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple