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Date: Sat, 2 Dec 2000 14:41:32 -0800 (PST)
From: Mo DeJong <mdejong AT cygnus DOT com>
To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject: Re: Problem with ssh-keygen.exe.
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On Sat, 2 Dec 2000, Corinna Vinschen wrote:

> Mo DeJong wrote:
> > application. I am running as user mdejong
> > with a home dir of /home/mdejong, but ssh-keygen
> > thinks differently.
> > 
> > $ ssh-keygen.exe
> > Generating RSA keys:  Key generation complete.
> > Enter file in which to save the key (/bin/sh/.ssh/identity):
> > 
> > from bash:
> > 
> > $ echo $HOME
> > /home/mdejong
> 
> Just for clarification: $HOME is in no way of interest for OpenSSH.
> OpenSSH applications always use the getpw... calls to get the user
> related information. So, as Chris Abbey already mentioned, check
> your /etc/passwd which is for sure your problem.
> 
> Corinna

Ok, but I still do not understand why the /etc/passwd file would
be created without a home directory, and why does it find
/bin/sh as the home dir instead of ""?

What program is run to generate this /etc/passwd file?
It seems like this problem needs to be fixed there.

thanks
Mo DeJong
Red Hat Inc

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