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Greetings, Warren Young!

>> Accept the default
>> key location, C:\Documents and Settings\nhuser\.ssh\id_dsa,

> Why would that be the default location, if you are using Cygwin tools? 
> Shouldn't it be something like c:\cygwin\home\nhuser\.ssh\...?

Why?

> You can change your HOME to anything you like, but that's not the default
> with Cygwin.

Are you sure?
Last time I checked, $HOME in newly installed Cygwin point to the $USERPROFILE
Which is, quite, logical.


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Andrey Repin (anrdaemon AT freemail DOT ru) 30.11.2011, <12:34>

Sorry for my terrible english...


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