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Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 16:17:54 -0500
From: Jack Romano <jack_romano AT harvard DOT edu>
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Subject: Re: Cygwin connection closing running on Server 2003
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Thank you both for your suggestions. I tried running user-ssh-config but 
the SSH1 RSA creation fails with the message "chmod: changing 
permissions of '/home/jromano': Permission denied". I continue through 
the steps and there are no other error messages, but i am still 
experiencing the same problem. Disabling StrictModes did not help either.

What folders or files do I need to change the permissions to, and what 
changes need to be made?

Thank you again,
--jack romano

Corinna Vinschen wrote:

>On Nov 23 22:21, Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote:
>  
>
>>On 11/23/2005, Jack Romano wrote:
>>    
>>
>>>I am running Cygwin 1.5.18 on Windows Sever 2003 with all current updates. 
>>>My problem pertains to OpenSSH 4.2p1-1. I ran the setup script for OpenSSH 
>>>and used the tool to import my Windows users. I am able to connect to the 
>>>server both locally and from other machine and am prompted for my 
>>>password. When I give an erroneous password I am told so. When I give a 
>>>correct password I am given the "Last Login:..." message (which is 
>>>correct) but then immediatly "Connection to localhost closed." (localhost 
>>>replaced by the server name when not connecting locally) and an error 255. 
>>>This happens for all users (including the Administrator user) and locally 
>>>and remotely. I have noticed that if after I submit my password I start 
>>>tapping keys quickly the connection stays open untill I stop -- even for a 
>>>fraction of a second. I have reinstalled OpenSSH and then Cygwin to no 
>>>avail.
>>>
>>>I have attached the verbose output of the ssh connection to the server. 
>>>The OpenSSH log does not log this failure.
>>>
>>>Any insight would be appreciated. 
>>>      
>>>
>>I have a vague recollection of folks having problems like this when they
>>didn't have correct permissions on their login directory.  You might check
>>this.  If you can't find the problem this way, try turning off "StrictModes"
>>in '/etc/sshd_config'
>>    
>>
>
>Before you do that, try running ssh-user-config for each user having
>this problem.  ssh-user-config tries to create correct permissions so
>that sshd can access everything.  But as usual, YMMV.
>
>
>Corinna
>
>  
>

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