REsolved: Multiple Cygwin users in WinXPPro

All - I solved this by adding lines to 'cygwin.bat' that remove 'C:\cygwin\tmp\Xwin.log' and 'C:\cygwin\tmp\.X11-unix\*' before starting the shell. - John Mills -----Original Message- From: Mills, John M. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 06,

Multiple Cygwin users in WinXPPro

Cygnets - I just installed Cygwin and its X-windows on a WinXPPro box to be used by multiple, individual users with different logins. I found user "B" couldn't run 'xinit' after user "A" unless s/he deleted or changed permissions on '/tmp/XWin.log', which was always created with permissions -rw-r-

'Setup' selection question

satisfying its own internal dependencies? 4. Should I get error messages during installation if some dependencies can't be satisfied? I don't have any clear symptoms of the problem; I'm fishing around to debug my broken "portable" installation. Thanks for any suggestio

Trouble starting 'wmaker' on fresh 'cygwin' installation

All - I just (Friday-20050423) downloaded and installed a set of Cygwin files into a freshly laundered Win2k PC. Installation went fine, but when I use 'xinit' to start 'wmaker' from my '.xinitrc' I see: 1) normal-looking startup of X11, except for some missing fonts, 2) normal-looking screen w

How is cygwin's minimal setup-data retained in Win32? (Still have an installation problem.)

Hello - Context: I need to produce a cygwin fileset on CD that I can install on a system without net access. I don't need a "seamless" installation from the media, but I do need to select any of the packages I have planned; I've had trouble with this (for X11 specifically). I want to make a "clea

Hello, and installation question

All - First, 'Hello' from a new subscriber (though not a new user). I use Cygwin primarily for cross-development from a Win32 host and find it impressively functional. Now I need to bring some other developers on-board. My question: I need to install Cygwin on systems with no net access and am ha