X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.8 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DNS_FROM_OPENWHOIS,SPF_HELO_PASS,SPF_PASS,WHOIS_MYPRIVREG X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Message-ID: <21503495.post@talk.nabble.com> Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2009 08:46:28 -0800 (PST) From: Syphon To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: SSH Setup Issue In-Reply-To: <4970B34F.8010409@cygwin.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit References: <21491713.post@talk.nabble.com> <4970A676.2060900@cygwin.com> <21502741.post@talk.nabble.com> <4970B34F.8010409@cygwin.com> X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com Thank you, It did create a new user 'sshd_server'. All is good now. Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote: > > Syphon wrote: >> Had the issue before I did all of the above, I know all this is already >> performed by ssh-host-config, So does this mean ssh-host-config is not >> working properly ? > > For you, perhaps. > >> Took a look at '/var/log/sshd.log'. >> >> '/var/empty must be owned by root and not group or world-writable.' >> >> So, 'chown SYSTEM empty' > > SYSTEM does not have the proper permissions on Vista for 'sshd' to > run properly. If 'ssh-host-config' did it's job correctly, it set > up a new user for this. Look for 'sshd_server'. If you have this, > then that's the user you want to use above and in all places where > you used 'SYSTEM'. > > > -- > Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com > RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office > 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 893-9889 - FAX > Holliston, MA 01746 > > _____________________________________________________________________ > > A: Yes. > > Q: Are you sure? > >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. > >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? > > -- > Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html > Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html > FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ > > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/SSH-Setup-Issue-tp21491713p21503495.html Sent from the Cygwin list mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/