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Re: Cygwin setup errors
- From: Larry Hall <cygwin-lh at cygwin dot com>
- To: Jim Johansen <jimjohan at pacbell dot net>, cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 13:24:10 -0400
- Subject: Re: Cygwin setup errors
- References: <loom.20040422T185023-898@post.gmane.org>
- Reply-to: Cygwin List <cygwin at cygwin dot com>
At 12:53 PM 4/22/2004, you wrote:
>I am trying to install cygwin and kde-cygwin on a work machine. When I start
>cygwin I get the following errors. It tries to set up files on a non existant
>network drive. I am not sure what to change where is start up scripts. Maybe
>it is a cygwin bug.
>
>If anyone can give me some advice I would appreciate it.
>v/r
>Jim Johansen
>
>mkdir: cannot create directory `/cygdrive/p': No such file or directory
>Copying skeleton files.
>These files are for the user to personalise
>their cygwin experience.
>
>These will never be overwritten.
<snip>
>bash: cd: /cygdrive/p: No such file or directory
>
>johansenjd@LA-6720000585 /etc/skel
>$
Please read and follow:
>Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html
My WAG is that your home directory as defined by your Windows domain server
is your P drive. Edit '/etc/passwd' to point to something more appropriate
or use the '-p' flag of 'mkpasswd' to achieve the same thing.
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