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Date: Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:54:54 +0100
From: Dave Korn <dave DOT korn DOT cygwin AT googlemail DOT com>
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Subject: Re: ssh-host-config is confused between sshd user and cyg_server user
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Tom Schutter wrote:
> On Tue 2009-07-07 19:29, Dave Korn wrote:

>>   And?
>>
>>     cheers,
>>       DaveK
> 
> After re-reading the output from ssh-host-config it appears that it is
> creating two separate accounts, a non-privileged account (default of
> sshd) and a separate privileged account (default of cyg_server).  Based
> upon my knowledge of sshd I just didn't expect that, so I was assuming
> that only one account needed to be created.
> 
> I get it now.
> 

  I hope you weren't offended by my tongue-in-cheek way of saying "That's by
design"!

    cheers,
      DaveK


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