Mail Archives: cygwin/2005/08/18/17:55:39
Hello again,
I installed Cygwin using the installer, and after installing the packages -
as I have done at least 10 times before - I ran the ssh-host-config -y (yes
to all). This usually generates the host-keys automatically, and as you
correctly state; it also sets the right permissions per default.
I installed the exact same package on another machine running Windows XP -
to eliminate the possibility of differences in package versions being the
issue here. However, the package that I installed on Windows XP - using the
exact same installation and configuration procedures - started the service
straight away - without any problems and without creating special user
accounts. Maybe I should try and create a special user account, since I am
trying to install on Windows Server 2003 and not XP where it works fine.
Therefore my conclusion is that something must be configured wrong on this
particular Windows Server 2003 - as you hopefully could make from the logs.
By the way - how do I generate the host keys? This might be the issue since
sshd terminates because of this.
Sorry for all the questions, but I am out of my depths here - I usually have
no problems with Cygwin on any Windows platform... Maybe I'm on my own...
Best Regards
Mikkel Rostock
-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Dessent [mailto:brian AT dessent DOT net]
Sent: 18. august 2005 11:48
To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject: Re: Windows hardening and system paths
Mikkel Rostock wrote:
> > whether you set the permissions and ownership of files correctly
> I haven't changed permissions for any files, since usually when I install
it
> on Windows XP this is not necessary.
>
> > created the proper user accounts
> The service is set to use LocalSystem account
This will not work. Under 2k3 you need to create a special user account
and give it extra permissions. This is explained in
/usr/share/doc/Cygwin/openssh.README. However, the details are not
important because all the user-creation and permission-setting is done
for you with the ssh-host-config script which I recommend you use.
Trying to do this by hand can be difficult.
>
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Could not load host key: /etc/ssh_host_key
> Could not load host key: /etc/ssh_host_rsa_key
> Could not load host key: /etc/ssh_host_dsa_key
> Disabling protocol version 1. Could not load host key
> Disabling protocol version 2. Could not load host key
> sshd: no hostkeys available -- exiting.
>
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
You have not created the host keys. This is another task that
ssh-host-config will automate for you. You probably don't have a
/etc/sshd_config file either. I recommend that you remove all traces of
whatever you've done by hand to install the sshd service and instead run
the script.
Brian
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