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On Apr 17 15:16, Corinna Vinschen wrote: > On Apr 17 06:46, Jim Reisert AD1C wrote: > > I finally understand what happened. > > > > In my /etc/passwd, I have configured a different home directory for > > myself. Without that file, it goes to /home/Jim Reisert which does > > not exist! > > > > Is there a way to change my default home directory without using > > /etc/passwd, other than creating a symbolic link inside of /home? > > That's what is explained in https://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/ntsec.html > > The chapters you should be looking for are > > https://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/ntsec.html#ntsec-mapping-nsswitch-home > > E.g. this setting in /etc/nsswitch.conf would do the trick if you're > the only user (but careful with sshd!): db_home: /cygdrive/d/home > Or perhaps > > https://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/ntsec.html#ntsec-mapping-nsswitch-desc > > Set "db_home: desc" and change the description field in your SAM > according to the above document. Corinna -- Corinna Vinschen Please, send mails regarding Cygwin to Cygwin Maintainer cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Red Hat
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