can't set $USER under 1.3.16-1

[Pierre A. Humblet]

On Mon, Nov 25, 2002 at 04:17:59PM -0500, Lester Ingber wrote:
> Up until now, through cygwin 1.3.15-2, I have set my $USER in /etc/profile
> to a username different from `id -un`, with the same name set in /etc/passwd.
> I have had no problems logging in

> What else must I do under 1.3.16-1 to set my own username?

Assuming you are under NT/2000/XP, generate /etc/passwd with mkpasswd.
Then edit the file and change the name (at the beginning) and the home directory
(toward the end) to your liking, on the line with your username.

Pierre

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