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Subject:	1.7 sshd - Alternative for cyg_server account?
From:	Greg Fury <gregfury AT gmail DOT com>
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Excuse me for my lack of Windows security knowledge.

I'm getting some pushback from our Windows admins while trying to
implement sshd (1.7) on Windows server 2003.

They are concerned about the cyg_server account being a local
administrator.  Saying it's another account that could be compromised,
and they would like to avoid it.

Is this a valid concern?
Are there alternatives to creating this account?
Could we run directly under Administrator?

Thanks for your help.

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-Greg

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