Error Message Appears Each Time You Open a Shell in INTERIX (246449)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Interix 2.2.1
  • Interix 2.2.2
  • Interix 2.2.3
  • Interix 2.2.4
This article was previously published under Q246449

SYMPTOMS

When you open up a shell, you may receive the following error message:
usage: ntpath2posix [-l|-u|-c] pathname

RESOLUTION

To resolve this behavior, change your system user environment setting to read PROGRA~1 instead of Program Files.

MORE INFORMATION

For example:

Variable: INTERIX_COMPILERDIR
Value: //C/PROGRAM~1/Microsoft Visual Studio/VC98/Bin

OR

OPENNT_COMPILERDIR
//C/PROGRAM~1/Microsoft Visual Studio/VC98/Bin
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:7/31/2001
Keywords:kbprb KB246449
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