RE: Setup Failed to Create /home directory

["David Hawkins" <dwh at ovro dot caltech dot edu>]

Try to see if this variable is set in Windows
by opening a DOS console and typing

echo %HOME%

On my setup I get

Cygwin bash:
  echo $HOME
  /home/dwh

DOS console:
  echo %HOME%
  %HOME%

i.e., there is no HOME enviroment variable setup,
yet the Bash shell generates one within its
environment space.

If you happen to get

DOS console
  echo %HOME%
  c:/

then it would explain why you see /cygdrive/c
under Bash.

Dave



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Daniel Meier [mailto:dmeier@crosstrust.com]
> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 5:42 PM
> To: David Hawkins
> Subject: Re: Setup Failed to Create /home directory
>
>
> echo $HOME
> /cygdrive/c
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Hawkins" <dwh@ovro.caltech.edu>
> To: <dmeier@tango.crosstrust.com>
> Cc: <cygwin@cygwin.com>
> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 5:37 PM
> Subject: RE: Setup Failed to Create /home directory
>
>
> > I noticed that when HOME is setup as an environment
> > variable, that /home/<user> does not get setup.
> >
> > Try echo $HOME from Cygwin Bash and see what happens.
> > I found that when you remove the HOME environment vairable
> > (as defined with Windows), then /home/<user> is created.
> >
> > I'm not to sure of the reasons for this observed
> > functionality, but hey, here's something to try
> > anyway. I'm sure others will reply with more
> > wisdom.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: cygwin-owner@sources.redhat.com
> > > [mailto:cygwin-owner@sources.redhat.com]On Behalf Of
> > > dmeier@tango.crosstrust.com
> > > Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 5:06 PM
> > > To: cygwin@cygwin.com
> > > Subject: Setup Failed to Create /home directory
> > >
> > >
> > > 2001/11/09 09:11:06 Starting cygwin install, version 2.78.2.15
> > >
> > > I ran into a problem with my terminal (similar to :"WARNING: terminal
> > > is not fully functional" and pro blems with vi" mail archive) so I
> > > uninstalled and reinstalled cygwin. After the reinstall I still had
> > > the problem described above, plus I didn't have a home directory or a
> > > user directory (I'm sure the previous install created these for me).
> > > Also, when I start cygwin from the shortcut (I'm on NT4) I end up in
> > > the /cygdrive/c directory instead of somewhere down in
> > > /cygdrive/c/cygwin... (where ... should be /home/meierd).
> > >
> > > I've reviewed my setup.log and setup.log.full but everything
> > > looks normal there, no errors reported, but no log messages
> > > indicating directories being created either).
> > >
> > >  I've partially solved the terminal problem (unset TERMINFO;
> > > export TERM=cygwin) although I've got to fix it everytime I
> > > launch a new cygwin window. I want to add the fix to my .profile
> > > but I don't even have a user directory.
> > >
> > > I've seen some posts that indicate I may need to do 'adduser' or
> > > 'useradd' or some such?
> > >
> > >  Is there another solution to the terminal problem (like fixing
> > > the root cause for why it went sour)?
> > >
> > > My cygwin.bat file contains:
> > > @echo off
> > >
> > > C:
> > > chdir \cygwin\bin
> > >
> > > bash --login -i
> > >
> > > Any help?
> > > Thanks.
> > > Dan
> > >
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