Cygwin

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Cygwin notes: running a *nix environment on Windows, including pointing Cygwin home at the Windows user profile.

Cygwin notes: running a *nix environment on Windows, including pointing Cygwin home at the Windows user profile.

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Set Windows home as home

Cygwin home is not the Windows user profile by default. Set db_home in /etc/nsswitch.conf so Cygwin uses the Windows home directory.