Why does Git in Cygwin ignore the `db_home` value in `etc/nsswitch.conf`?

dmitrii_fediuk · September 26, 2024, 6:19am

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

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

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