RE: Setup Failed to Create /home directory (virtual cygwin root has changed)

["Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc)" <lhall at rfk dot com>]

At 01:50 PM 11/19/2001, Garrett Anderson wrote:
>Hello Cygwin --
>
>I ran environ. test described below and received following:
>
>DOS (via Win2k)
>
>    Microsoft Windows 2000 [Version 5.00.2195]
>    (C) Copyright 1985-2000 Microsoft Corp.
>
>    C:\>echo %HOME%
>    %HOME%
>
>
>Cygwin Bash:
>
>    garretta@P233 ~
>    $ echo $HOME
>    /cygdrive/c
>
>Again, this is not a config. change on my end but only occurred after recent cygwin module update.   I searched for "home" and "bash" together and found nothing obvious.    

Actually, I found at least a dozen related messages for bash and some 
additional ones popped up regarding OSTYPE when I went looking (as a 
result of your mail message).  Here's two that I found very pertinent.

http://sources.redhat.com/ml/cygwin/2001-11/msg01014.html
http://sources.redhat.com/ml/cygwin/2001-11/msg01009.html


>I would expect a code change such as this to be documented for all (probably is somewhere).  


Good guess.  It is documented in the announcement from Chet Ramey of the
availability of bash-2.05a:

http://sources.redhat.com/ml/cygwin/2001-11/msg00894.html


>Pls help... -GA


Best I can do.  See if you can make this information work for you.  
I remember seeing more discussions on this subject as well, although 
they may have been on the Cygwin developers list (which you may want
to check).  Sorry, I can't remember more specific pointers and I can't
take the time now to go chasing it down for you.







>>   RE: Setup Failed to Create /home directory
>>
>>     * /To/: <cygwin at cygwin dot com>
>>     * /Subject/: RE: Setup Failed to Create /home directory
>>     * /From/: "David Hawkins" <dwh at ovro dot caltech dot edu>
>>     * /Date/: Mon, 12 Nov 2001 18:01:58 -0800
>>
>>------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>Try to see if this variable is set in Windows
>>by opening a DOS console and typing
>>
>>echo %HOME%
>>
>>On my setup I get
>>
>>Cygwin bash:
>>  echo $HOME
>>  /home/dwh
>>
>>DOS console:
>>  echo %HOME%
>>  %HOME%
>>
>>i.e., there is no HOME enviroment variable setup,
>>yet the Bash shell generates one within its
>>environment space.
>>
>>If you happen to get
>>
>>DOS console
>>  echo %HOME%
>>  c:/
>>
>>then it would explain why you see /cygdrive/c
>>under Bash.
>>
>>Dave
>>
>>
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: Daniel Meier [mailto:dmeier@crosstrust.com]
>>>Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 5:42 PM
>>>To: David Hawkins
>>>Subject: Re: Setup Failed to Create /home directory
>>>
>>>
>>>echo $HOME
>>>/cygdrive/c
>>>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "David Hawkins" <dwh@ovro.caltech.edu>
>>>To: <dmeier@tango.crosstrust.com>
>>>Cc: <cygwin@cygwin.com>
>>>Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 5:37 PM
>>>Subject: RE: Setup Failed to Create /home directory
>>>
>>>
>>> > I noticed that when HOME is setup as an environment
>>> > variable, that /home/<user> does not get setup.
>>> >
>>> > Try echo $HOME from Cygwin Bash and see what happens.
>>> > I found that when you remove the HOME environment vairable
>>> > (as defined with Windows), then /home/<user> is created.
>>> >
>>> > I'm not to sure of the reasons for this observed
>>> > functionality, but hey, here's something to try
>>> > anyway. I'm sure others will reply with more
>>> > wisdom.
>>> >
>>> > Dave
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > > -----Original Message-----
>>> > > From: cygwin-owner@sources.redhat.com
>>> > > [mailto:cygwin-owner@sources.redhat.com]On <mailto:cygwin-owner@sources.redhat.com%5DOn> Behalf Of
>>> > > dmeier@tango.crosstrust.com
>>> > > Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 5:06 PM
>>> > > To: cygwin@cygwin.com
>>> > > Subject: Setup Failed to Create /home directory
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> > > 2001/11/09 09:11:06 Starting cygwin install, version 2.78.2.15
>>> > >
>>> > > I ran into a problem with my terminal (similar to :"WARNING: terminal
>>> > > is not fully functional" and pro blems with vi" mail archive) so I
>>> > > uninstalled and reinstalled cygwin. After the reinstall I still had
>>> > > the problem described above, plus I didn't have a home directory or a
>>> > > user directory (I'm sure the previous install created these for me).
>>> > > Also, when I start cygwin from the shortcut (I'm on NT4) I end up in
>>> > > the /cygdrive/c directory instead of somewhere down in
>>> > > /cygdrive/c/cygwin... (where ... should be /home/meierd).
>>> > >
>>> > > I've reviewed my setup.log and setup.log.full but everything
>>> > > looks normal there, no errors reported, but no log messages
>>> > > indicating directories being created either).
>>> > >
>>> > >  I've partially solved the terminal problem (unset TERMINFO;
>>> > > export TERM=cygwin) although I've got to fix it everytime I
>>> > > launch a new cygwin window. I want to add the fix to my .profile
>>> > > but I don't even have a user directory.
>>> > >
>>> > > I've seen some posts that indicate I may need to do 'adduser' or
>>> > > 'useradd' or some such?
>>> > >
>>> > >  Is there another solution to the terminal problem (like fixing
>>> > > the root cause for why it went sour)?
>>> > >
>>> > > My cygwin.bat file contains:
>>> > > @echo off
>>> > >
>>> > > C:
>>> > > chdir \cygwin\bin
>>> > >
>>> > > bash --login -i
>>> > >
>>> > > Any help?
>>> > > Thanks.
>>> > > Dan
>>> > >
>
>
>
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