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- From: Erik Weibust <erik at weibust dot net>
- To: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 07:45:48 -0700 (PDT)
- Subject: fresh install questions
- Reply-to: erik at weibust dot net
I just had my XP machine at work rebuilt and the first
thing I went to install was cygwin. I went with a
complete "everything" install. The problem is the
same one I've seen before. When the install is
complete I run the shortcut to start cygwin and get a
vague message that makes me think the install didn't
"go so well".
The work around is easy. I edit /etc/passwd in
notepad and change what cygwin uses for $HOME from
/cygdrive/h to /home/erikweibust.
/home/erikweibust was not created as part of the
install. I think I've had it created before on other
machines on the "first use" of cygwin. I'm not sure
why I get this problem. Is cygwin trying to use some
XP env vars on it's first start?
Thanks,
Erik
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Erik Weibust
http://erik.weibust.net
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