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Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2003 09:37:58 -0400 (EDT)
From: Igor Pechtchanski <pechtcha AT cs DOT nyu DOT edu>
Reply-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
To: "Karsten M. Self" <kmself AT ix DOT netcom DOT com>
cc: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject: Re: Resolution: Re: Can't access windows shares when logged into
 Win2K via cygwin sshd
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On Tue, 22 Apr 2003, Karsten M. Self wrote:

> on Mon, Apr 21, 2003 at 07:41:58PM -0400, lhall AT pop DOT ma DOT ultranet DOT com (lhall AT pop DOT ma DOT ultranet DOT com) wrote:
> > Karsten M. Self wrote:
> > > on Mon, Apr 21, 2003 at 08:08:13PM +0100, Karsten M. Self (kmself AT ix DOT netcom DOT com) wrote:
>
> > >> On the 2K box, from within legacy MS Windows, I can access shares.  I've
> > >> "mapped" several of these via symlinks as /net/<host>/<share>/.  Cygwin
> > >> under windows can access these shares.
> > >>
> > >> Cygwin via remote ssh cannot access these shares.  Cygwin via *local*
> > >> ssh (ssh localhost; ls /net/<host>/<share> *does* work.
>
> <...>
>
> > >
> > > In an offlist response, I was asked whether or not I was not using
> > > password authentication.  Indeed I wasn't, relying instead on RSAKEY
> > > with ssh-agent for passwordless connections.
> > > This is apparently a known bug with Cygwin's SSH:
> >   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> >
> > No, an unavoidable consequence of Windows' authentication mechanism.
> >
> > > you can access the remote host but not shares
> > > connected to it.  Falling back on password auth avoids this issue,
> > > though it reduces the convenience factor.
> >
> > Max.
> >
> >
> > Yes, I'm in 100% agreement with what Max says here.  If my previous
> > response suggested otherwise, it is incorrect.  This is a consequence
> > of the Windows authentication mechanism.
>
> Anyone have details on this or references to prior discussion?  I have
> to admit it was among my first thoughts, but don't know the specifics.

I don't know how detailed you wanted the prior discussion to be, but this
*is* mentioned in
<http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/ntsec.html#NTSEC-RELEASE1.3.3>...

> I've also received several off-list responses (and requests), which I
> have to say rub me a bit the wrong way.  I use lists for public
> discourse.  Unless there's a good reason for replying privately (off
> topic, your ex will hunt you down and kill you), rollow up to list.
> Don't ask me for private support unless you're willing to pay my rates
> for same.

Hear, hear!
	Igor
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