On Jan 24 15:10, Damian Harty wrote: > > My experience with cygwin is that if I can open a DOS command window and > > successfully do: > > > >dir k: > > > > Drive "k" will be accessible as /cygdrive/k > > *Until now* that has been my experience also... > > Check this out for "curiouser and curiouser": > > Start a command shell from inside Cygwin: > > % /cygdrive/c/Windows/System32/cmd.exe > Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601] > Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. > > Then run "net use" > > C:\cygwin\home\daharty>net use > net use > New connections will be remembered. > > Status Local Remote Network > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Unavailable H: \\brt1itssrv003\homes\daharty > Microsoft Windows Network > Unavailable Z: \\wym1itsnas001\cae3\adams_db > Microsoft Windows Network > The command completed successfully. > > C:\cygwin\home\daharty> > > The Cygwin icon (installed by the installer and nothing to do with me) has > the following properties: > > C:\cygwin\bin\mintty.exe -i /Cygwin-Terminal.ico -t "Cygwin" - > > If at the DOS prompt I run, say, c:\cygwin\bin\tcsh.exe -l and try "net use" > then all is in order with that command. This is a minty issue; I need not to > be using mintty.
Are you starting mintty as admin? That might explain it. Corinna -- Corinna Vinschen Please, send mails regarding Cygwin to Cygwin Maintainer cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Red Hat
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