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From: Adam Dinwoodie <adam@dinwoodie.org>
To: "cygwin@cygwin.com" <cygwin@cygwin.com>
Subject: Re: Home directory was not created
Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2021 17:27:04 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CA+kUOak2JQkhC5BhKK3sC_2f=6vFY3TM0wT8+X0r5CHfaRYkxQ@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <bcd11439517f40ab91cc2673a62f4d5d@BELBRU-EXMP104.eeas.europa.eu>

On Mon, 1 Mar 2021 at 15:33, KAVALAGIOS Panagiotis (EEAS-EXT) wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> Something went wrong to my Cygwin installation update (update is performed by removing everything and installing again the new version). The home directory of my user was not created, when you run Cygwin for the first time. When I start Cygwin it defaults to the evil C:\Windows\System32!?!?
>
> -bash-4.4$ pwd
> /cygdrive/c/WINDOWS/System32
> -bash-4.4$ cd
> -bash: cd: /home/kavalpa: No such file or directory
> -bash-4.4$
>
> How this can be fixed in proper way, without causing any permission issues.

These directories aren't normally created by the install scripts, but
by the /etc/profile script the first time you create a login shell.
You should see a message saying "Copying skeleton files. // These
files are for the users to personalise their cygwin experience." when
that happens.

Therefore the key question here: how are you starting Cygwin?

Adam

      parent reply	other threads:[~2021-03-02 17:27 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2021-03-01 15:33 KAVALAGIOS Panagiotis (EEAS-EXT)
2021-03-01 17:37 ` Brian Inglis
     [not found]   ` <24934718098a4d26a65b68ef62f3b46e@BELBRU-EXMP101.eeas.europa.eu>
2021-03-02 18:56     ` Brian Inglis
2021-03-03 11:22       ` KAVALAGIOS Panagiotis (EEAS-EXT)
2021-03-03 11:55         ` Andrey Repin
2021-03-03 12:59           ` KAVALAGIOS Panagiotis (EEAS-EXT)
2021-03-03 11:57         ` Thomas Wolff
2021-03-03 12:43           ` KAVALAGIOS Panagiotis (EEAS-EXT)
2021-03-03 12:58             ` Thomas Wolff
2021-03-03 13:07               ` KAVALAGIOS Panagiotis (EEAS-EXT)
2021-03-03 17:07                 ` Brian Inglis
2021-03-05 21:22             ` Kraja, Aldi
2021-03-05 21:52               ` remove my email aldi@wustl.edu from the cygwin@cygwin.com email list Kraja, Aldi
2021-03-06  1:38               ` Help on Unsubscribing Brian Inglis
2021-03-05 10:17         ` Home directory was not created KAVALAGIOS Panagiotis (EEAS-EXT)
2021-03-05 18:50         ` Brian Inglis
2021-03-02 17:27 ` Adam Dinwoodie [this message]

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