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:from:to:subject:date:message-id:references :in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding :mime-version; q=dns; s=default; b=rrKk5ctuwTAoXi6T3S0Qfh/Vp24N1 7NtABkCu2LcQZAra5dIsRtODTxDJvM0mHXOinzCmtEviHMzMUpGV9SN/qn9Kj68L qNLdscg1sqavveE3tc+98GZKSHPcT6iBtGkn2Y2J2HFFo83VehmV9BQh1LZSIfoP ssNg3RE1ONWmq0= 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:from:to:subject:date:message-id:references :in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding :mime-version; s=default; bh=s2OwZDx2FKyiq+pj+TxhXsUlihA=; b=Jiv +XMafLccy7OOSUhLD8l7/uHOywC/xTduJ3+JDEMR1hCC9gIYMMjGudlQx5iQV6v+ xwU9/NdLBp8pjptaXnU05jfkXdwowp+kQ4i9IL7xwcfC+GrTmRCA8TRFllmUhA30 jXVM0XrQKeWVallPFkd2PCz3nTxklCXZDDSLFqlI= 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=1.3 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,MIME_BASE64_BLANKS,RP_MATCHES_RCVD autolearn=ham version=3.3.2 X-HELO: nbfkord-smmo05.seg.att.com X-MXL-Hash: 5345991a408ce322-5ea7418e1bd4025d9fa71fb569ac7fc3e4623999 From: "KARR, DAVID" To: "cygwin AT cygwin DOT com" Subject: RE: "mount -c /" in 64-bit win7 not persisting Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2014 19:01:26 +0000 Message-ID: References: <20140409184522 DOT GA24264 AT calimero DOT vinschen DOT de> In-Reply-To: <20140409184522.GA24264@calimero.vinschen.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" MIME-Version: 1.0 X-RSA-Inspected: yes X-RSA-Classifications: public X-AnalysisOut: [v=2.0 cv=LaqLHEji c=1 sm=1 a=srMsL6ituuWTYeky9Bs9mA==:17 a] X-AnalysisOut: [=42KJNi0gnEsA:10 a=ofMgfj31e3cA:10 a=YnP4VLJI-BoA:10 a=BLc] X-AnalysisOut: [eEmwcHowA:10 a=IkcTkHD0fZMA:10 a=zQP7CpKOAAAA:8 a=XIqpo32R] X-AnalysisOut: [AAAA:8 a=w_pzkKWiAAAA:8 a=mSmSqLt4TgsEfFu0paUA:9 a=QEXdDO2] X-AnalysisOut: [ut3YA:10 a=Lz48L_9qCwoA:10] X-Spam: [F=0.2000000000; CM=0.500; S=0.200(2010122901)] X-MAIL-FROM: X-IsSubscribed: yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from base64 to 8bit by delorie.com id s39J1wfg028815 > -----Original Message----- > Corinna Vinschen > Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2014 11:45 AM > Subject: Re: "mount -c /" in 64-bit win7 not persisting > > On Apr 9 17:43, KARR, DAVID wrote: > > I haven't installed a new Cygwin in quite a while. I'm doing it this > morning on a new 64-bit Win7 box. > > > > I typically set my cygdrive prefix to "/". In the past, I believe I would > do this once, and it wouldn't have to do it again, as it would persist > somewhere. > > > > Now, it appears as if this goes away as soon as that shell goes away. > > > > I've checked some of the FAQs and did some searches, but I didn't find > anything obvious. > > > > What am I missing? > > The user's guide: > > http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/using.html#mount-table > > Persisent mounting via mount(1) has been given up in favor of the > /etc/fstab file a long time ago (2009). Curious. I didn't think it was THAT long ago that I last installed Cygwin. That works, in any case. Thanks.