How did I force Git to use the correct `HOME` directory in Cygwin?

dmitrii_fediuk · September 26, 2024, 6:05am

Could not create directory '/home/dmitrii/.ssh' (No such file or directory).

2024-09-26--09-10-56

Git ignores the db_home value in etc/nsswitch.conf:

df-windows/tools/blob/2024-09-26--2/cygwin/etc/nsswitch.conf#L5-L9


      
          # 2023-05-26
          # «The db_home: setting defines how Cygwin fetches the user's home directory,
          # or, more precise, the content of the `pw_dir` member of the user's passwd entry»
          # https://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/ntsec.html#ntsec-mapping-nsswitch#ntsec-mapping-nsswitch-home
          db_home: /cygdrive/c/tools/shell/home

A similar problem: stackoverflow.com/q/39551802