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Andrew DeFaria wrote:Yes, isn't it wonderful! ;-)Gmane User wrote:That places all cygwin file trees for all user accounts (including administrators) onto my own domain network file space.Personally I'd: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".
$ mv /home /home.save $ mount -bsf //<server>/<homeshare> /home $ mv -rp /home.save/* /home
Adjust the output of /etc/passwd to use /home/$USER
I suspect that it isn't what I'm seeking to realize, though it is an interesting wayIf you are that concerned about eveybodys home directory being mounted do this instead:
to migrate account file trees.
$ 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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