RE: how set HOME on login?

RE: how set HOME on login?

[Glen Coakley]

I have the same 'problem' though it doesn't bother me. But, to add some more
information, my account does have administrator priviledges on this machine
(but not the domain).

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael A. Chase [ mailto:mchase@ix.netcom.com ]
> Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2001 12:20 PM
> To: Sean Pollack; cygwin
> Subject: Re: how set HOME on login?
> 
> 
> Things to look for:
>    What is the result from `id -un`?
>    Does /home/$USER exist?
>    Is the user defined in /etc/passwd?
>    What are $USER and $HOME set to once bash starts?
> 
> There is code in the default /etc/profile that handles some 
> of those issues,
> but if your installation is relatively old, it might have been created
> before that code was added.  The new code overrides USER, but 
> leaves HOME
> alone if it is already set.  It also includes 'cd $HOME' near the end.
> 
> --
> Mac :})
> Give a hobbit a fish and he'll eat fish for a day.
> Give a hobbit a ring and he'll eat fish for an age.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sean Pollack" <sean@giantstudios.com>
> To: "cygwin" <cygwin@cygwin.com>
> Sent: Friday, March 30, 2001 4:08 PM
> Subject: how set HOME on login?
> 
> 
> > I'd like to be able to goto /home/$USER instead of 
> /home/administrator
> when
> > I open a cygwin shell.
> >
> > I setup cygwin so my $USER is now correct.
> 
> 
> 
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Re: how set HOME on login?

[Michael A. Chase]

Things to look for:
   What is the result from `id -un`?
   Does /home/$USER exist?
   Is the user defined in /etc/passwd?
   What are $USER and $HOME set to once bash starts?

There is code in the default /etc/profile that handles some of those issues,
but if your installation is relatively old, it might have been created
before that code was added.  The new code overrides USER, but leaves HOME
alone if it is already set.  It also includes 'cd $HOME' near the end.

--
Mac :})
Give a hobbit a fish and he'll eat fish for a day.
Give a hobbit a ring and he'll eat fish for an age.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sean Pollack" <sean@giantstudios.com>
To: "cygwin" <cygwin@cygwin.com>
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2001 4:08 PM
Subject: how set HOME on login?


> I'd like to be able to goto /home/$USER instead of /home/administrator
when
> I open a cygwin shell.
>
> I setup cygwin so my $USER is now correct.



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how set HOME on login?

[Sean Pollack]

Simple question that I know must have an easy solution.

I'd like to be able to goto /home/$USER instead of /home/administrator when
I open a cygwin shell.

I setup cygwin so my $USER is now correct.

Thanks,
Sean


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