diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'winsup/doc/faq-setup.xml')
| -rw-r--r-- | winsup/doc/faq-setup.xml | 15 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/winsup/doc/faq-setup.xml b/winsup/doc/faq-setup.xml index b8ec06195..d2a0f1cc0 100644 --- a/winsup/doc/faq-setup.xml +++ b/winsup/doc/faq-setup.xml @@ -377,9 +377,8 @@ you are much better off if you can avoid the problem entirely. run mkpasswd. </para> </listitem> -<listitem><para>If you already have an /etc/passwd file, you can simply edit -your Cygwin user name (first field). It's also a good idea to avoid spaces in -the home directory. +<listitem><para>You can simply edit the /etc/passwd file and change the Cygwin user name +(first field). It's also a good idea to avoid spaces in the home directory. </para> </listitem> </orderedlist> @@ -397,7 +396,7 @@ in order of decreasing priority: <listitem><para><literal>HOME</literal> from the Windows environment, translated to POSIX form. </para> </listitem> -<listitem><para>The pw_home field from the passwd entry as returned by <command>getent passwd</command>. +<listitem><para>The entry in /etc/passwd </para> </listitem> <listitem><para>/home/USERNAME @@ -405,7 +404,8 @@ in order of decreasing priority: </listitem> </orderedlist> -<para>When using Cygwin from the network (telnet, ssh,...), <literal>HOME</literal> is taken from the passwd entry. +<para>When using Cygwin from the network (telnet, ssh,...), <literal>HOME</literal> is set +from /etc/passwd. </para> <para>If your <literal>HOME</literal> is set to a value such as /cygdrive/c, it is likely that it was set in Windows. Start a DOS Command Window and type @@ -413,9 +413,8 @@ that it was set in Windows. Start a DOS Command Window and type </para> <para>Access to shared drives is often restricted when starting from the network, thus Domain users may wish to have a different <literal>HOME</literal> in the -Windows environment (on shared drive) than in Cygwin (on local drive). -Note that ssh only considers the account information as retrieved by -getpwnam(3), disregarding <literal>HOME</literal>. +Windows environment (on shared drive) than in /etc/passwd (on local drive). +Note that ssh only considers /etc/passwd, disregarding <literal>HOME</literal>. </para> </answer></qandaentry> |