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
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