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Re: why not use root as root?
- To: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Subject: Re: why not use root as root?
- From: Christopher Faylor <cgf at redhat dot com>
- Date: Mon, 1 Jan 2001 14:20:14 -0500
- References: <3A500F6C.31974.15EDFBC2@localhost>
- Reply-To: cygwin at cygwin dot com
On Mon, Jan 01, 2001 at 05:02:36AM +0100, Gerrit P. Haase wrote:
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>Hi cygwinners,
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>I found this entry in the faq:
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>http://cygwin.com/faq/faq_4.html#SEC52
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>So there is no explanation, what is the problem with that issue.
>I only read, that it is not recommended, but why?
>
>'It is strongly recommended not to make the Cygwin root directory
>the same as your drive's root directory, unless you know what you
>are doing and are prepared to deal with the consequences. '
>
>What are the consequences?
The consequences are discussed in the three sentences after the ones
that you quoted. Please read the rest of the entry.
cgf
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