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Re: Cygwin Bash shell start
- To: cygwin at cygwin dot com,"McCann, Brian" <bmccann at pactolus dot com>
- Subject: Re: Cygwin Bash shell start
- From: "Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc)" <lhall at rfk dot com>
- Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2000 12:13:06 -0500
- Cc: "'cygwin at cygwin dot com'" <cygwin at cygwin dot com>
- References: <2CC2CB3C95C3D311ABAC009027DCD77E16FE31@flyhalf.pactolus.com>
At 11:40 AM 12/29/2000, Earnie Boyd wrote:
>"McCann, Brian" wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> > I just installed the latest version and when I start the Cygwin bash shell
> > from the start\program files menu
> > I get this message " I have no name.@Erin~ " . How do I correct this in my
> > .profile?
>
>The PS1 variable is set in your /etc/profile file. The command `id -un'
>can't figure out your name so you get "I have no name." as the USER.
>This can be fixed by creating an appropriate entry for the uid given by
>`id -u' in the /etc/passwd file.
>
>--
>Earnie Boyd
>mailto:earnie_boyd@yahoo.com
This is starting to look like FAQ fodder to me. David, do you think you
can add an entry for this?
Larry Hall lhall@rfk.com
RFK Partners, Inc. http://www.rfk.com
118 Washington Street (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office
Holliston, MA 01746 (508) 893-9889 - FAX
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