cygwin.bat/bash fails after install

[Larry Hall (Cygwin)]

Jim Allen wrote:
> After a successful installation of cygwin you run cygwin.bat and the
> following message flashes briefly on your screen:
> 
> bash: can't find configuration file /usr/local/etc/profile.global; exiting.
> 
> A work-around was first documented in
> http://sourceware.org/ml/cygwin/2005-10/msg00651.html
> 
> The problem can be recreated by doing the following:
> 
> Open a command shell (Run/cmd)
> Switch to a drive other than C:
> u:
> exit
> 
> Run setup.exe.  The install will work, but you will get the error message.
> 
> Resolution
> Switch to C: in the command shell before running setup.exe
> 
> Workaround:
> See http://sourceware.org/ml/cygwin/2005-10/msg00651.html

Igor's point in response to the thread you reference above is still valid.
Search your system for other 'bash' executables.  The one provided with
Cygwin is not configured to use '/usr/local' for its own configuration
files.  If you still feel there is an issue here, please read and follow
the problem reporting guidelines outlined here:

<http://cygwin.com/problems.html>

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