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Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 13:30:47 -0400 (EDT)
From: Igor Pechtchanski <pechtcha AT cs DOT nyu DOT edu>
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To: a12 <a12 AT swipnet DOT se>
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Subject: Re: ssh-host-config requires cygminires.dll
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On Tue, 28 Sep 2004, a12 wrote:

> Hello Igor,
>
> Pardon me for my ignorance about not ataching the cygcheck output.
>
> I have run Cygwin setup.exe once again, and fetched & installed minires and
> the new versions of openssh/openssl.
> The following ssh-host-config -y ended OK, so I tried to start the sshd
> service:
> cygrunsrv -S sshd
> and got the same error as before:
> cygrunsrv: Error starting a service: QueryServiceStatus: Win32 error 1062:
> The service has not been started.
>
> Any hints ?

Yes, three:

/usr/share/doc/Cygwin/openssh.README
/var/log/sshd.log
The Windows Event log

One of the above should contain clues as to what went wrong.
	Igor

> Igor Pechtchanski wrote:
>
> > On Tue, 28 Sep 2004, a12 wrote:
> >
> >
> > > Hello Cygwin users,
> > >
> > > I have installed openssl and openssh. Host configuration with:
> > > cd /bin
> > > ssh-host-config -y
> > > tells me about missing cygminires.dll
> > > Thereafter the configuration continues:
> > > [snip]
> > > Host configuration finished. Have fun!
> > >
> > > Then I start the sshd service:
> > > cygrunsrv -S sshd
> > > which errors off with:
> > > cygrunsrv: Error starting a service: QueryServiceStatus: Win32 error 1062:
> > > The service has not been started.
> > >
> > > Where do I find cygminires.dll ?
> > >
> >
> > As always, the Cygwin package search page at <http://cygwin.com/packages>
> > has the answer.  Install the "minires" package.
> >
> > However, you shouldn't have to, because openssh requires minires anyway.
> > Did you, by chance, unselect it when you installed openssh via setup?  In
> > general, it's a *bad* idea to unselect anything setup chooses to
> > automatically install, unless you know exactly what you're doing.
> >
> >
> > > How do I make cygrunsrv to start sshd correctly ?
> > >
> >
> > The two problems are most likely related.  Install "minires" and try
> > again.
> >
> >
> > > Belows follows output from 'cygcheck -svr':
> > >
> >
> > For the future, please include this output as an *attachment*, not inline
> > as you did, as requested in <http://cygwin.com/problems.html>.
> > 	Igor

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