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: From: "Pavel Ivanoff" To: 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: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , 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 . > > 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 . > > 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/