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Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] TEST RELEASE: Cygwin 1.7.35-0.1

Am 14.02.2015 um 00:24 schrieb Andrey Repin:

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I have a feeling that you have %HOME% defined before mintty starts.
I just made some tests, and it seems to be the showstopper.
If %HOME% is already set, nsswitch.conf:db_home is ineffective.
Simple check for

     SET HOME=
     mintty -
I think setting HOME globally, before starting cygwin, is the most straightforward way to configure one's home directory preference and should thus be supported. 
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Thomas

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