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From: Achim Gratz <Stromeko AT NexGo DOT DE>
Subject: Re: RFC: 1.7.33 problem with user's home directory
Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2014 11:05:44 +0000 (UTC)
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Corinna Vinschen <corinna-cygwin <at> cygwin.com> writes:
> One possible, but not naturally useful default behaviour is what
> the current code does:
> 
> 1. Utilize the unixHomeDirectory AD attribute.
> 2. If unixHomeDirectory is empty, fall back to /home/$USER.
[...]

Default to /home/$USER unless a specific AD attribute is specified in some
configuration file (maybe nsswitch.conf, maybe something else) and that
attribute is non-empty.

> 1. Always use /home/$USER and let the admins come up with a matching
>    mount point scheme.

Would work for me, but then the configuration of those mount points would
need to be directable somehow.

> Another:
> 
> 1. Add a setting to /etc/nsswitch.conf which allows to specify one of
>   the above:
> 
>     home: [unix|win|home]...
> 
>    - "unix" means, set pw_dir to unixHomeDirectory
>    - "win" means, set pw_dir to homeDirectory
>    - "home" means, set pw_dir to /home/$USER
>    - Multiple entries are possible.
>    - Default in the absence of this setting is: always set pw_dir to
>      /home/$USER.

Looks good, but maybe allow the AD attribute to be explicitly named (e.g.
cygwinHomeDirectory).  For local accounts maybe some environment variable or
registry key should be available as a configuration option.


Regards,
Achim.



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