X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=sourceware.org; h=list-id :list-unsubscribe:list-subscribe:list-archive:list-post :list-help:sender:mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; q=dns; s=default; b=HslvC/POFsQZLMlVIKFSNbw8AwSEz iku2sXMBlEd3r5RhrvQvSPtgjoDLXK9oKUqdjyvNiDLTEkTRO/kdeKxg7gNaaqNE obPX5MdkmblgZm707TO8T/5ZfaMqLvgXpQoSPJ8EC1LxIehvBs7+OVWnTf5BSGRV 9aC1usNNxqQcAM= DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed; d=sourceware.org; h=list-id :list-unsubscribe:list-subscribe:list-archive:list-post :list-help:sender:mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; s=default; bh=mH4TnuwV+DYgusUUkrnWUZsI1YQ=; b=EGa VZ1+TN77ZiGJbNfpPczTjamGgm65YzuklYSQqiWJGx32kNpaif01+mf9nOU7QhW6 5Xi97DU2eaD5DnrXfPg3KI7YCiJlaD/IWr01jo13vE7r6NPem0Rw1fnj4Fq3Uh8B /aFlmFJ+WFvqvU3Qos/zPoDgAhMWkQGCYHjXmquY= 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 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; auth=none X-Virus-Found: No X-Spam-SWARE-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,SPF_PASS autolearn=ham version=3.3.2 X-HELO: mail-oa0-f54.google.com MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.182.55.38 with SMTP id o6mr4954845obp.26.1382104202206; Fri, 18 Oct 2013 06:50:02 -0700 (PDT) Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 14:50:02 +0100 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Install puts home in /c/Users From: Lee Savidge To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 >>I am assuming that Windows has decided to make use of the HOME >>variable which points to my Windows user account folder home. Does >>Cygwin also use this? Can I make Cygwin use its own so I can repoint >>it to its original folder? > >Try modifying /etc/passwd for "myuseraccount" to point the home directory >where you want it. > >cgf This is what is in /etc/passwd lsavidge:unused:1001:513:U-Laptop\lsavidge,S-1-5-21-5255265862-4599952367-159522435-1001:/home/lsavidge:/bin/bash So, U-Laptop\lsavidge matches my laptop name and windows user account. I assume that this: /home/lsavidge Is supposed to be where cygwin goes once loaded? How does it get there? Under the directory in C:\Cygwin64\home there are no subdirectories which I would have expected C:\Cygwin64\home\lsavidge and for /home/lsavidge to be mapped to that directory. Lee -- 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