From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 10467 invoked by alias); 12 Nov 2014 21:28:00 -0000 Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Received: (qmail 10456 invoked by uid 89); 12 Nov 2014 21:27:59 -0000 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; auth=none X-Virus-Found: No X-Spam-SWARE-Status: No, score=-2.0 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,SPF_PASS autolearn=ham version=3.3.2 X-HELO: mail-lb0-f175.google.com Received: from mail-lb0-f175.google.com (HELO mail-lb0-f175.google.com) (209.85.217.175) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.93/v0.84-503-g423c35a) with (AES128-SHA encrypted) ESMTPS; Wed, 12 Nov 2014 21:27:58 +0000 Received: by mail-lb0-f175.google.com with SMTP id n15so10279467lbi.34 for ; Wed, 12 Nov 2014 13:27:54 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.112.201.72 with SMTP id jy8mr44441882lbc.65.1415827674672; Wed, 12 Nov 2014 13:27:54 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.152.105.148 with HTTP; Wed, 12 Nov 2014 13:27:54 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: <20141110205216.GJ2782@calimero.vinschen.de> <0B8D23F7-0258-472D-BF38-860402FD3CDC@etr-usa.com> <20141111101821.GO2782@calimero.vinschen.de> <20141111111437.GB28012@calimero.vinschen.de> Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 21:28:00 -0000 Message-ID: Subject: Re: RFC: 1.7.33 problem with user's home directory From: cyg Simple To: cygwin@cygwin.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-IsSubscribed: yes X-SW-Source: 2014-11/txt/msg00283.txt.bz2 On Wed, Nov 12, 2014 at 12:55 PM, Habermann, David (D) wrote: >>> I also like having everything stored under one main directory (c:\cygwi= n) for ease of backup > >> Why would you back up all of c:\cygwin? Most of it is downloaded from t= he Internet, and this is easily >> reinstalled from your cached download. (I'm assuming you keep setup.exe= and its download tree on a >> network drive somewhere.) > > I do something similar to you, and the backup isn't the big issue (althou= gh I do have MANY locally compiled programs here). C:\Users is backed up b= y the corporation, so I either have to duplicate the backup or do multiple = recoveries from different backup systems to get it all back...that is why I= prefer c:\cygwin\home > I would have to stop using Cygwin if what is being proposed is put into action unless I can thwart it by specifying that it uses the current scenario. Besides, it is nice to have the Cygwin HOME directory isolated to the Cygwin installation for a portable install that can be used on a USB thumb drive. Thumb drive use requires mkpasswd/mkgroup -c >> /etc/passwd/group with careful security management but it can be done! --=20 cyg Simple -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple