[PATCH v4 2/3] Respect `db_home` setting even for SYSTEM/Microsoft accounts

Corinna Vinschen corinna-cygwin@cygwin.com
Mon Apr 3 10:59:27 GMT 2023


On Apr  3 08:36, Johannes Schindelin wrote:
> Hi Corinna,
> 
> On Tue, 28 Mar 2023, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
> 
> > On Mar 28 10:17, Johannes Schindelin wrote:
> > > We should not blindly set the home directory of the SYSTEM account (or
> > > of Microsoft accounts) to /home/SYSTEM, especially not when that value
> >                                   ^^^^^^
> > That should probably better be <username>, no?
> 
> No, this is the actual name of the home directory when you start
> `Cygwin.bat` using the SYSTEM account.

I know, but that doesn't match the beginning of your sentence:

  We should not blindly set the home directory of the SYSTEM account
  (or of Microsoft accounts)
   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^


Corinna


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