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Date:	Wed, 04 Aug 2004 10:29:38 -0400
From:	Rachan Malhotra <rMalhotra AT freightdesk DOT com>
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Subject:	WinXP service problem
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Hi,

I am facing a problem when I try to start cygwin ssh client as Windows 
service. The task is to automatically login to a ssh server without user 
intervention. Below is the scenario.

I am trying to automatically connect to a Fedora Core2 server from my 
WinXP laptop. I have installed cygwin ssh client on my laptop and 
created a service to call a simple batch script which in turn calls 
ssh.exe with the required parameters. I am using RSA keys without 
passphrase to avoid entering password every time the service is started. 
The problem is that every time the service starts, it prompts for a 
passphrase. However, if I open a command prompt and manually call the 
batch script, it does not ask for a passphrase and directly log me into 
the server.

Please let me know of any information you might have about this. I will 
highly appreciate any help.

Thanks in anticipation,
Rachan Malhotra

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