Am 14.02.2015 um 00:24 schrieb Andrey Repin: >> ... > I have a feeling that you have %HOME% defined before mintty starts. > I just made some tests, and it seems to be the showstopper. > If %HOME% is already set, nsswitch.conf:db_home is ineffective. > Simple check for >> SET HOME= > mintty - I think setting HOME globally, before starting cygwin, is the most straightforward way to configure one's home directory preference and should thus be supported. ------ Thomas -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple