From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-qt1-x834.google.com (mail-qt1-x834.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::834]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E86A73854833 for ; Tue, 2 Mar 2021 17:27:37 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 sourceware.org E86A73854833 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=dinwoodie.org Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=adam@dinwoodie.org Received: by mail-qt1-x834.google.com with SMTP id o34so15305732qtd.11 for ; Tue, 02 Mar 2021 09:27:37 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=dinwoodie.org; s=google; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :content-transfer-encoding; bh=2EZqHK0CqQVnyIaz/vMDVy0xePXglusGa1BSdOddUd4=; b=FpJ/cG7GUUtFukM9vMALTzVpmwupLI+UUGTzDYhfa8zCgOfTOlX5ymp3fpmylA7aBW cWrTD2B5jh7Wffax4907dURQlUhqnOGdNw+BFLtGxeiob1fHPjF+nCIPsnU8e6FBVoSh ztwwrea9Eo9H5TeAofmFSIJ9XPH0iFPxf1kac= X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:content-transfer-encoding; bh=2EZqHK0CqQVnyIaz/vMDVy0xePXglusGa1BSdOddUd4=; b=NqhZpH5lfqA8IqA601zngcWvrLiXYqciSxbpG78GKIV5H0xPGSeKQsnrQPgEl3Afew 1KgPpiA/yhRY3CB04wvQIm4A2Wf29W2ecYImqOWzP0qdnWevB0e4nLDIBumODTFrXjpj +fnHLu06hlOqg2djU39CDcH6ojbAV2zc6Ec16UzfrlKvm9tgHubJJgjeied15rM1euH3 b2ZObEoRWFDvv/WN0jS3EcQ8j6FjxBK9vAwAJOQRPltG4o84fZTlLfdCaS3bUCZBYN62 F+TeUj7my4AHeg9T+/o0T5MDvEfn+gBzytgra2nnqEhltkX7JPhKE8/bPu9vjatBmzUL n92Q== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM530lxPsXk4ioMSvgQLuoCTdJnoCYEGRlnVl7BBwnTsILZP1diEt8 z2f3uNkGpwJp76umREu0X6q48CltIG979AVausNd6DdcL19f/A== X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJyT4SOLa008y1e1qbizkljEq5PF2gnTFlby6o3koCocsuRE1ZlRcHvklb7SifytQJe5A2ac5P10GO1Xfzm2VGE= X-Received: by 2002:aed:2068:: with SMTP id 95mr8358514qta.181.1614706057239; Tue, 02 Mar 2021 09:27:37 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: In-Reply-To: From: Adam Dinwoodie Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2021 17:27:04 +0000 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Home directory was not created To: "cygwin@cygwin.com" Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.2 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU, DKIM_VALID_EF, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE, SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_PASS, TXREP autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on server2.sourceware.org X-BeenThere: cygwin@cygwin.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: General Cygwin discussions and problem reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2021 17:27:39 -0000 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 performe= d by removing everything and installing again the new version). The home di= rectory 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 issue= s. 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