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From: "Elfyn" <emcb_exposure AT hotmail DOT com>
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Subject: Re: ssh service staring problem "bad owner /var/empty" but not fixed
Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 17:02:19 +0100
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Hi,

I had that when i first installed it... i take it the permissions on files
like /etc/sshd* /etc/ssh_host* are exclusive to the SYSTEM account (if your
running a shared-style server) and the service is running as SYSTEM. i got
around that problem my making the system user the owner of /var/empty with
exclusive rwx permissions and group/other with none. if youre not running
the svc as SYSTEM just adjust the owner to your user.

Have you had problems with ssh when logging in at all? my sshd has for some
reason been denying access to anyone that trys to login to my CYGWIN server
with a permission/access denied message. nothing in sshd.log but event-log
shows a badpw error (very weird). i know the password is correct bacause im
using terminal services to login to the server right now...

hope the first bit helps, sorry to bore you with the latter :)

Elfyn

----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Prive" <Scott DOT Prive AT storigen DOT com>
To: "Cygwin" <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 4:12 PM
Subject: ssh service staring problem "bad owner /var/empty" but not fixed


Hello,

I understand the problem I am about to ask is not uncommon, and I have made
considerable effort to look for the answers in the archive...

On an up-to-date (today) Cygwin install, sshd refuses to start (the MS
Management console gives a useless error). On other systems, I have
installed Cygwin sshd and it worked fine (I have not done this "recently"
though and I understand there have been changes to ssd of sorts).

When I first attempted this install some weeks back, I followed the guide at
http://tech.erdelynet.com/cygwin-sshd.html

I didn't actually "run the permissions script" as the author had just days
before, pulled down the script. I'm not sure if the other steps on this page
complicate my problem, so I'll mention it.

The first thing I check is /var/log/sshd.log, and it's "bad owner or mode
for /var/empty". OK, it's some sort of NT permissions issue. A Google search
tells me /var/empty should be chmod 700 or 755 (it's 755).

grep /etc/passwd ssh shows ssh account is 1000:513, sshd privsep, home of
/var/empty and shell of /bin/false

I've also tried chowning the directory as SYSTEM:SYSTEM (or 18:18).

I did notice in the MMC Groups panel, there is no VISIBLE group for "sshd",
but there is a sshd user. My Google searches tell me there should be a
group, so I attempt to add the group "sshd" and make "sshd" user a member. I
get the error: "while attempting to create the group sshd on computer
QA2000TEST: The account already exists". I get this error if I attempt to
create the group "sshd" with or with-out the member "sshd".

I've Reinstalled openssh, and even selected Unininstall followed by Install
in case there was a difference. The version of openssh I have is 3.4p1-5

I appreciate any help. I hope I have checked all of the obvious "gotchas" so
I don't waste anyone's time. Thanks.

-Scott

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