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Re: Cygwin Bash shell start
- To: "McCann, Brian" <bmccann at pactolus dot com>
- Subject: Re: Cygwin Bash shell start
- From: Earnie Boyd <earnie_boyd at yahoo dot com>
- Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2000 11:40:15 -0500
- CC: "'cygwin at cygwin dot com'" <cygwin at cygwin dot com>
- References: <2CC2CB3C95C3D311ABAC009027DCD77E16FE31@flyhalf.pactolus.com>
- Reply-To: cygwin at cygwin dot com
"McCann, Brian" wrote:
>
> Hi,
> I just installed the latest version and when I start the Cygwin bash shell
> from the start\program files menu
> I get this message " I have no name.@Erin~ " . How do I correct this in my
> .profile?
The PS1 variable is set in your /etc/profile file. The command `id -un'
can't figure out your name so you get "I have no name." as the USER.
This can be fixed by creating an appropriate entry for the uid given by
`id -u' in the /etc/passwd file.
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Earnie Boyd
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