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Re: Home directory
Gmane User wrote:
Brian Dessent wrote:
Gmane User wrote:
If I were make c:/cygwin/home/UserName my home directory, what is the best way?
Ssh only considers /etc/passwd, so it seems best to manually set it there,
though I'd have to manually fix it each time I recreate it. It still seems to
be the best way, but opinions are welcome on "good practice".
Well you already said it -- sshd only considers the entry in passwd so
that's pretty much the only option if you plan to connect remotely.
However, you should use a POSIX path like /home/UserName not
c:/whatever.
Indeed. I guess that's it.
On the other hand, it occurred to me that it might be worthwhile to uninstall
cygwin, then reinstall it on a secondary IDE drive (not drive c:), along with
the cygwin user file/folder tree. It has a lot more space, so I can forget the
network drive altogether. I was initially trying to avoid the secondary drive
because I fully expect suprises and a brand new learning experiences due to the
unconventional location. But I can always give it a go. The only issue at hand
is time.
There's no reason to fear this. I have all sorts of Cygwin installation
where the root drive is not C:. It works just fine.
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