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Subject:	Re: the instruction of setting up sshd in cygwin is too vague
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I am not like you (I am beginner) or a experienced it depends, if you
want the truth I'll tell you. I understand you. But you are never
going to believe me. And may be it is not a good way for you.


2007/7/27, shiliang Wang <swang AT email DOT unc DOT edu>:
> Thanks to let me know which instruction is correct one.
> I got the trouble with the official instruction. I just wonder if you can
> give me some help, I am new in this area?
> My goal is establishing a vista or XP professional base sshd server in
> laboratory so that everyone in the lab can use this computer to do data
> analysis with ssd client application.
> I thought the best thing is that everyone can work simultaneously and
> interface in every client computer is easy to use such as windows system. I
> even don't know if cygwin can realize this goal or not?
> Yesterday, I tried the official instruction following the protocol described
> in your email.
>
> 1. choose the package.
>     I chose the openssh, xorg-x11-base, tcp_wrapper.
> 2. after installation, I tried to run ssh-host-config under /usr/bin, but I
> cannot even find a subfolder named bin under /usr folder. Instead, I found
> ssh-host-config file under C:\cygwin\bin. It is unexecutable file. So I ran
> ssh-host-config under the prompt in cygwin bash shell after I started it.
> 3. There are many opitions I can choose. I input ssh-host-config -d -c
> options -w pwd
>     I thought the user sshd_server is a default user name. if is that
> meaning that I have to set up a sshd_server name in user accounts under XP
> professional? Can I change user name? what is the password for sshd_server?
> Is it pwd ?
> 4. I logged off and logged on with another user name different with
> sshd_server
>    Start cygwin bash shell and run ssh-user-config. Ssh-user-config -d -p
> word 5. then I tried to ssh myself using ssh localhost
>    the error message appeared and it said that connection is refused.
> 5. how to open port 22 in winXP firewall
> The instruction is vague and unclear. I thought it causes a big problem for
> beginner like me.
> Hope you can help me out. I really need some helps.
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Best
>
> Shiliang
>
>
>
>
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