Re: Home directory

[Andrew DeFaria <Andrew at DeFaria dot com>]

Gmain User wrote:
> Andrew DeFaria wrote:
> > Gmane User wrote:
> > > ACcording to http://cygwin.com/faq/faq.setup.html#faq.setup.home,
> > > the cygwin home directory is determined by the checking the
> > > following, in the order listed:
> > >
> > > 1. Windows HOME environment variable
> > > 2. /etc/passwd
> > > 3. HOMEDRIVE and HOMEPATH variables in the Windows environment
> > > 4. /
> > >
> > > I recently got a new domain account, and the cygwin home directory
> > > is a network drive, instead of c:/cygwin/home/UserName. I am
> > > currently trying to research the causes, though I don't have access
> > > to the machine in question at the moment. I assume that the path to
> > > the home directory was embedded in /etc/passwd, which I created
> > > using "mkpasswd -d". I am debating on manually changing this in
> > > /etc/passwd back to c:/cygwin/home/UserName, since I might ssh into
> > > the machine, in which case the network drive will likely not be
> > > accessible. As well, working off a network drive by default makes
> > > one more vulnerable to network problems. The only thing which might
> > > make the network drive attractive is the limited space on the local
> > > drive.
> > >
> > > 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".
> > Personally I'd:
> >
> > $ mv /home /home.save
> > $ mount -bsf //<server>/<homeshare> /home
> > $ mv -rp /home.save/* /home
> >
> > Adjust the output of /etc/passwd to use /home/$USER
> That places all cygwin file trees for all user accounts (including 
> administrators) onto my own domain network file space.
Yes, isn't it wonderful! ;-)

Now everybody can log into anybody's machine and feel right at home 
(pardon the pun). And people's desktops can actually be used at night to 
assist with nighttime processing like builds and the like - just like if 
you had a bunch of Linux or Unix boxes. Now imagine that!
> I suspect that it isn't what I'm seeking to realize, though it is an 
> interesting way
> to migrate account file trees.
If you are that concerned about eveybodys home directory being mounted 
do this instead:

$ mv /home/$USER /home/$USER.save
$ mount -bsf //<server>/<myhomeshare> /home/$USER
$ mv -p /home/$USER/save/* /home/$USER
> My coreutils 6.7-2 doesn't have a "-r" option for the "mv" command. I 
> haven't been able to find release notes for the currrent coreutils 
> 6.9-5 to see if it is simply a new switch. Is there somewhere online 
> where the release notes can be perused so that I can avoid updating 
> cygwin right away? I usually find that an update is followed by a 
> period of anomalous behaviour.
Oops! I got confused/conflicted between mv and cp. Please excuse me.
--
Andrew DeFaria <http://defaria.com>
Adults are just kids who owe money.


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