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Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 10:23:43 -0400
To: "Giger  Mathias" <mgiger AT ethz DOT ch>, <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
From: Larry Hall <lh-no-personal-replies-please AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject: Re: problem with starting programs via ssh / cannot see   environment variable
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At 09:50 AM 7/27/2005, you wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>I have a problem with starting programs via ssh. when logging in on to a xp host with cygwin everything works fine.
>(browsing files etc.)
>
>When I want to start a program requiring some environment variables from xp I run into troubles. The job is started
>in the task manager, but the program cannot be run due to missing environment variables.
>
>These are some e.v. that are shown:
>$ export
>declare -x ALLUSERSPROFILE="C:\\Documents and Settings\\All Users"
>declare -x COMMONPROGRAMFILES="C:\\Program Files\\Common Files"
>declare -x COMPUTERNAME="ORANGE26"
>declare -x COMSPEC="C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\cmd.exe"
>declare -x CVS_RSH="/bin/ssh"
>.
>.
>.
>declare -x WINDIR="C:\\WINDOWS"
>
>this is only a subset of all e.v. from xp (system -> environment variables)
>
>for running e.g. ANSYS (a simulation program) some more e.v. are required which are properly defined in xp,
>but cannot be seen via ssh. the correct list would have to look like:
>
>$ export
>declare -x ALLUSERSPROFILE="C:\\Documents and Settings\\All Users"
>declare -x ANSYS81_DIR="C:\\Program Files\\Ansys Inc\\v81\\ANSYS"
>declare -x ANSYS90_DIR="C:\\Program Files\\Ansys Inc\\v90\\ANSYS"
>declare -x ANSYSLIC_DIR="C:\\Program Files\\Ansys Inc\\Shared Files\\Licensing"
>declare -x ANSYS_SYSDIR="Intel"
>declare -x BOOKSHELF="C:\\IFOR\\WIN\\BIN\\EN_US"
>...etc
>
>I can add this environment variables manually in a .bashrc file and then everything works fine, but this is not really the way
>to go. (Copying environment variables is a rather ugly "hack")
>
>Anyone an idea?


Yes, please read and follow all the suggested problem reporting guidelines 
outlined here:

>Problem reports:       http://cygwin.com/problems.html


In the absence of this information, all folks on the list can do is guess
what your environment is and what you're doing.  In that vein, my WAG is
that you're using pubkey authentication and these variables are not in the
global environment.  If that's true, then the two options you have are 
using password authentication or adding the variables you want to the 
global environment.




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