From: Aaron G. <aar...@gm...> - 2013-12-01 21:42:20
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Hi John, Just tried that and am getting "Windows cannot find '--login'" dialog error message. So create the directory, check the privileges, I launch cmd.exe and type the following :- set HOME=C:\mingw\msys\1.0\home\Aaron C:\mingw\msys\1.0\msys.bat And I get the error dialog stated above. Aaron On 1 December 2013 03:13, John Brown <joh...@ho...> wrote: > On Sat, 30 Nov 2013 14:31:51 +0000, Aaron Gray wrote: >> >> Its just the per user installer that runs /etc/profile takes the user >> name and creates a home directory using the username this process >> fails. >> >> I have found that you can create a new user without having to go >> through a Microsoft Account. BUT that requires relogging in as a new >> user which is very inconvenient. >> >> Aaron >> > > I assume that your difficulty is *installing* MSYS under your regular > account, but you were able to install MSYS under another account > and run MSYS under that account. Now you would like to *run* MSYS > under your regular account. > > > Try this (working under your regular account): > > 1) Create a directory in /home (by default c:\mingw\msys\1.0\home); > for example, c:\mingw\msys\1.0\home\nospaces. Make sure that your > regular account has Full Control of that directory. > > 2) Set your HOME environment variable to > c:\mingw\msys\1.0\home\nospaces. > > 3) Launch MSYS (by default, C:\mingw\msys\1.0\msys.bat). If all goes > well, you should get the MSYS window and your current directory should > be /home/nospaces. > > Regards, > John Brown. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Rapidly troubleshoot problems before they affect your business. Most IT > organizations don't have a clear picture of how application performance > affects their revenue. With AppDynamics, you get 100% visibility into your > Java,.NET, & PHP application. Start your 15-day FREE TRIAL of AppDynamics Pro! > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=84349351&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > MinGW-users mailing list > Min...@li... > > This list observes the Etiquette found at > http://www.mingw.org/Mailing_Lists. > We ask that you be polite and do the same. Disregard for the list etiquette may cause your account to be moderated. > > _______________________________________________ > You may change your MinGW Account Options or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mingw-users > Also: mailto:min...@li...?subject=unsubscribe |