Cygwin can't set the db_home
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Everytime I start Cygwin it start in the windows $HOME, and even after I change the db_home: /%H/cygwin(/) in C:cygwin64etc it still starts in my home directory.
EDIT: I have tried db_home: /%H/cygwin64/home
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Everytime I start Cygwin it start in the windows $HOME, and even after I change the db_home: /%H/cygwin(/) in C:cygwin64etc it still starts in my home directory.
EDIT: I have tried db_home: /%H/cygwin64/home
cygwin
asked Nov 16 '18 at 18:34
PreWantPreWant
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thedb_homesetting in/etc/nsswitch.confshould be/home/%U
– matzeri
Nov 16 '18 at 21:23
@matzeri and where should it bring me, it again put all the files in the c Drive (my home directory for windows), after I tried/home/%U/cygwin64to put it in a folder that is on the c drive, it just opened in the c
– PreWant
Nov 18 '18 at 6:50
Where have you installed your Cygwin ? The default should beC:cygwin64and/home/%Ushould give as resultC:cygwin64homeyour_user_name
– matzeri
Nov 18 '18 at 7:23
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Everytime I start Cygwin it start in the windows $HOME, and even after I change the db_home: /%H/cygwin(/) in C:cygwin64etc it still starts in my home directory.
EDIT: I have tried db_home: /%H/cygwin64/home
cygwin
asked Nov 16 '18 at 18:34
PreWantPreWant
284
Everytime I start Cygwin it start in the windows $HOME, and even after I change the db_home: /%H/cygwin(/) in C:cygwin64etc it still starts in my home directory.
EDIT: I have tried db_home: /%H/cygwin64/home
cygwin
cygwin
asked Nov 16 '18 at 18:34
PreWantPreWant
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asked Nov 16 '18 at 18:34
PreWantPreWant
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edited Nov 16 '18 at 20:58
PreWant
asked Nov 16 '18 at 18:34
PreWantPreWant
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asked Nov 16 '18 at 18:34
PreWantPreWant
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asked Nov 16 '18 at 18:34
PreWantPreWant
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thedb_homesetting in/etc/nsswitch.confshould be/home/%U
– matzeri
Nov 16 '18 at 21:23
@matzeri and where should it bring me, it again put all the files in the c Drive (my home directory for windows), after I tried/home/%U/cygwin64to put it in a folder that is on the c drive, it just opened in the c
– PreWant
Nov 18 '18 at 6:50
Where have you installed your Cygwin ? The default should beC:cygwin64and/home/%Ushould give as resultC:cygwin64homeyour_user_name
– matzeri
Nov 18 '18 at 7:23
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thedb_homesetting in/etc/nsswitch.confshould be/home/%U
– matzeri
Nov 16 '18 at 21:23
@matzeri and where should it bring me, it again put all the files in the c Drive (my home directory for windows), after I tried/home/%U/cygwin64to put it in a folder that is on the c drive, it just opened in the c
– PreWant
Nov 18 '18 at 6:50
Where have you installed your Cygwin ? The default should beC:cygwin64and/home/%Ushould give as resultC:cygwin64homeyour_user_name
– matzeri
Nov 18 '18 at 7:23
the
db_home setting in /etc/nsswitch.conf should be /home/%U– matzeri
Nov 16 '18 at 21:23
the
db_home setting in /etc/nsswitch.conf should be /home/%U– matzeri
Nov 16 '18 at 21:23
@matzeri and where should it bring me, it again put all the files in the c Drive (my home directory for windows), after I tried
/home/%U/cygwin64 to put it in a folder that is on the c drive, it just opened in the c– PreWant
Nov 18 '18 at 6:50
@matzeri and where should it bring me, it again put all the files in the c Drive (my home directory for windows), after I tried
/home/%U/cygwin64 to put it in a folder that is on the c drive, it just opened in the c– PreWant
Nov 18 '18 at 6:50
Where have you installed your Cygwin ? The default should be
C:cygwin64 and /home/%U should give as result C:cygwin64homeyour_user_name– matzeri
Nov 18 '18 at 7:23
Where have you installed your Cygwin ? The default should be
C:cygwin64 and /home/%U should give as result C:cygwin64homeyour_user_name– matzeri
Nov 18 '18 at 7:23
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db_homesetting in/etc/nsswitch.confshould be/home/%U– matzeri
Nov 16 '18 at 21:23
@matzeri and where should it bring me, it again put all the files in the c Drive (my home directory for windows), after I tried
/home/%U/cygwin64to put it in a folder that is on the c drive, it just opened in the c– PreWant
Nov 18 '18 at 6:50
Where have you installed your Cygwin ? The default should be
C:cygwin64and/home/%Ushould give as resultC:cygwin64homeyour_user_name– matzeri
Nov 18 '18 at 7:23