Making only one tweak to /etc/profile, cygwin manages to launch partially. If you comment the line USER="`id -un`", bash -l -i displays : (I placed "I'm here!" at the end of .bahrc) C>bash -l -i I'm here!
syl@snoop ~ $ logout C> The next step will be identify the reason why it just logs out. I tried zsh but it says zsh: error on TTY read: permission denied and then I have no keyboard in wcmd. mc begin to display itself,then makes disappear the wcmd window, the program doesn't terminate. (??) ===== Sylvain Petreolle [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fight against Spam ! http://www.euro.cauce.org/en/index.html ICQ #170597259 "Don't think you are. Know you are." Morpheus in Matrix, chapter 15. ___________________________________________________________ Soyez solidaire soutenez l’action du Téléthon avec Yahoo! France. http://www1.telethon.fr/030-Espace-Relais-Dons/webtirelire1.asp?hebergeur_id=1309