Re: Bug/Problem ${HOME} variable not honored on WIndows

[Andreas Schneider <asn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thursday, January 10, 2019 7:54:35 PM CET Duane Ellis wrote:
> Problem statement:
> 
>    Users get DIFFERENT HOME directory locations depending if they are
> attached to  windows network (ie: corporate network)
> 
>    Or if the user is not attached to the Server.
> 
> 
> Where this occurs:
> 
>    This problem boils up into GIT on Windows when switching between a
> network configuration and a non-network configuration
> 
> 
> Where does the problem occur:
> 
> 
> This problem occurs in the function ${libssh}/src/misc.c - function
> ssh_get_user_home_dir()
> 
> 
> The windows implementation should honor the $HOME variable, it currently
> does not.
> 
> 
> The windows implementation calls SHGetSpecialFolderPath( ..., CSIDL_PROFILE,
> TRUE )
> 
> 
>  Effectively - this is described as:  C:\users\<USERNAME> - aka: The windows
> Home Directory

Which seems to be correct as profiles are normally synced when logging in an 
out.

> 
> HOWEVER - when attached to a microsoft network this often becomes a location
> on the corporate network, I believe this has to do with "roaming profiles"
> - of which I cannot control the corporate powers that be - they make the
> rules not me, I live with the rules.
> 
> 
> The result of which is that  "~/.ssh" - dynamically changes from
> c:\users\<USERNAME>\.ssh  to \\someserver\someplace\yourprofile

But this only happens in MinGW?


	Andreas

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