why not use root as root?

[Christopher Faylor]

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?
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>'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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