Re: mkdir: cannot create directory `/cygdrive/u': No such file or directory

["Larry Hall (Cygwin)" <reply-to-list-only-lh at cygwin dot com>]

PoWah Wong wrote:
> After clicking the Cygwin icon on my windows XP desktop, this message appeared:
>
> mkdir: cannot create directory `/cygdrive/u': No such file or directory
> Copying skeleton files.
> These files are for the user to personalise
> their cygwin experience.
>
> These will never be overwritten.
>
> /usr/bin/install: cannot create directory /cygdrive/u: No such file or directory
> /usr/bin/install: cannot create directory /cygdrive/u: No such file or directory
> /usr/bin/install: cannot create directory /cygdrive/u: No such file or directory
> bash: cd: /cygdrive/u: No such file or directory
>
> powah@ROSE /etc/skel
>
> $
>
> Somehow Cygwin depend on the network drive U is connected.
> Is there a way to change the dependence from drive U to drive C?


1. Change your Windows domain user to have another "home" directory.

2. Edit your '/etc/passwd' file to point to the directory you want
   to be your home.

3. Recreate your '/etc/passwd' file telling it to use a different
   path for your home (see 'man mkpasswd' for details on switches to
   do this).

Only (1) is transparent across all invocations of 'mkpasswd'.


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