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Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 15:40:27 -0500
From: Larkin Lowrey <llowrey AT nuclearwinter DOT com>
Subject: Re: sshd - inconsistent app behavior vs console
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Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote:
> You've left allot for us to infer from your description, including your
> Cygwin configuration (sshd and general), how you ssh in (password or
> pubkey), and even what vshadow is!  I'd recommend a read through of
> the problem reporting guidelines found here:
>> Problem reports:       http://cygwin.com/problems.html
> My WAG is that you're using pubkey authentication.  If so, try password.
I apologize for not providing enough information but you did come up
with the correct reason. When I logged in via password, and not public
key, the vshadow program did function correctly.

After doing some searching I have concluded that this operation is not
possible using public key authentication.

--Larkin

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