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Re: OpenSSH and user environment: Maybe not initialized correctly


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According to Larry Hall (Cygwin) on 9/26/2007 4:05 PM:
>> $ ll /bin/sh
>> lrwxrwxrwx 1 illenseer None 8 Nov 10  2006 /bin/sh -> bash.exe
> 
> 
> Ah.  Well that is wrong.  '/bin/sh' should be a copy of '/bin/bash'.
> I'd still recommend reinstalling the bash package to see if that creates
> the proper '/bin/sh'.

A symlink is okay if you only ever invoke /bin/sh via cygwin apps; it only
breaks when trying to call sh from native Windows apps, since they don't
follow symlinks.

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Don't work too hard, make some time for fun as well!

Eric Blake             ebb9@byu.net
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