X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org
Content-class: urn:content-classes:message
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; 	charset="us-ascii"
Subject: RE: New windows from cygwin in ssh
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2006 10:09:31 +0400
Message-ID: <A8427120F16F674DACE8EF1128D9365F0102A72E@MAILSRV3.int.cboss.ru>
From: "Pavel Ivanoff" <Pavel DOT Ivanoff AT cbossgroup DOT com>
To: <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
X-SpamTest-Version: SMTP-Filter Version 2.0.0 [0124], KAS/Release
X-Spamtest-Info: Pass through
X-IsSubscribed: yes
Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm
List-Subscribe: <mailto:cygwin-subscribe AT cygwin DOT com>
List-Archive: <http://sourceware.org/ml/cygwin/>
List-Post: <mailto:cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
List-Help: <mailto:cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com>, <http://sourceware.org/ml/#faqs>
Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com
Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by delorie.com id k8T6KG4Q024612

Why when I'm asking about this probably new feature of cygwin sshd, all
list become silent? :) Nobody remembers what changes were in cygwin sshd
since 01.03.2005? :) Or this information is about to be secret and I
have to understand it from sources only?

Pavel Ivanov


> -----Original Message-----
> From: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com On Behalf Of Pavel Ivanoff
> Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 5:10 PM
> To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
> Subject: RE: New windows from cygwin in ssh
> 
> > I'm afraid so.  It's unclear why Windows imposes this 
> > restriction, but if
> > your sshd is running as a non-SYSTEM user, it can't 
> interact with the
> > desktop.  I was going to suggest using "cygstart", but even that
> > apparently doesn't work as-is.  It probably can be patched up 
> > to obtain
> > the current window station and ask the shell to execute the 
> > program there,
> > but <http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#SHTDI>.
> 
> But in combination cygwin of 01.03.2005 + Windows 2000 this feature
> works as intended. What is it: new security prohibition of 
> Windows XP or
> new feature of last version of cygwin?
> I know that there are many security features added in new sshd (that I
> had to recognize when reinstalled cygwin). This is another one that
> can't be solved to work as it was?
>  
> Pavel Ivanov
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Igor Peshansky
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 4:59 PM
> > To: Pavel Ivanoff
> > Subject: RE: New windows from cygwin in ssh
> > 
> > Ugh, top-posting...  Reformatted.
> > 
> > On Wed, 27 Sep 2006, Pavel Ivanoff wrote:
> > 
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Igor Peshansky
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 4:27 PM
> > > > To: Pavel Ivanoff
> > > > Subject: RE: New windows from cygwin in ssh
> > > >
> > > > You weren't clear on exactly what you want to happen.  If 
> > you wish to
> > > > see the window pop up on the remote machine's desktop, 
> > you need to add
> > > > the "Allow service to interact with desktop" checkmark 
> in the sshd
> > > > service description (or, alternatively, install it with the '-i'
> > > > cygrunsrv flag).
> > > >
> > > > If you want the window to be forwarded over to the local machine
> > > > (i.e., the one you're ssh'ing from), that is not 
> > currently possible
> > > > with Windows.  One thing you can try is use a tool like 
> > VNC (which you
> > > > can forward over ssh, too).
> > >
> > > As I understand "Allow service to interact with desktop" is 
> > exactly what
> > > I want. But this checkbox is active only when service los 
> > on as SYSTEM
> > > but my sshd logs on as me. And installing the service with 
> > '-i' option
> > > said to me the same: "cygrunsrv: --interactive not allowed 
> > with --user".
> > > Is there any solution to this problem? Or I must run 
> > service as SYSTEM
> > > to have this functions usable?
> > 
> > I'm afraid so.  It's unclear why Windows imposes this 
> > restriction, but if
> > your sshd is running as a non-SYSTEM user, it can't 
> interact with the
> > desktop.  I was going to suggest using "cygstart", but even that
> > apparently doesn't work as-is.  It probably can be patched up 
> > to obtain
> > the current window station and ask the shell to execute the 
> > program there,
> > but <http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#SHTDI>.
> > 	Igor
> > -- 
> 
> --
> Unsubscribe info:      http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
> Problem reports:       http://cygwin.com/problems.html
> Documentation:         http://cygwin.com/docs.html
> FAQ:                   http://cygwin.com/faq/
> 
> 

--
Unsubscribe info:      http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
Problem reports:       http://cygwin.com/problems.html
Documentation:         http://cygwin.com/docs.html
FAQ:                   http://cygwin.com/faq/