X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=2.0 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,TBC X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Message-ID: <243871.810.qm@web58406.mail.re3.yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 25 May 2009 07:56:39 -0700 (PDT) From: Paul August Subject: OpenSSH server installation error on Windows Vista Business/Ultimate To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Id: 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 I am trying to install OpenSSH server so that my PC can be accessed remotely using WinSCP or Putty. My Cygwin installation is working well. I followed steps to download OpenSSH package and then tried to install it. However, I got an error during the installation. Below is what I did and the error I got: ~> ssh-host-config -y *** Info: Generating /etc/ssh_host_key *** Info: Generating /etc/ssh_host_rsa_key *** Info: Generating /etc/ssh_host_dsa_key *** Info: Creating default /etc/ssh_config file *** Info: Creating default /etc/sshd_config file *** Info: Privilege separation is set to yes by default since OpenSSH 3.3. *** Info: However, this requires a non-privileged account called 'sshd'. *** Info: For more info on privilege separation read /usr/share/doc/openssh/README.privsep. *** Query: Should privilege separation be used? (yes/no) yes *** Warning: The file /etc/passwd is not readable by all. *** Warning: Please run 'chmod +r /etc/passwd'. *** Warning: The file /etc/group is not readable by all. *** Warning: Please run 'chmod +r /etc/group'. *** ERROR: Problem with LocalSystem or Adminstrator IDs I searched cygwin archive and internet and found that some people suggest to run chmod to solve the problem. I did it as following but the problem still persists: ~> chmod +r /etc/passwd ~> chmod +r /etc/group ~> ssh-host-config -y *** Query: Overwrite existing /etc/ssh_config file? (yes/no) yes *** Info: Creating default /etc/ssh_config file *** Query: Overwrite existing /etc/sshd_config file? (yes/no) yes *** Info: Creating default /etc/sshd_config file *** Info: Privilege separation is set to yes by default since OpenSSH 3.3. *** Info: However, this requires a non-privileged account called 'sshd'. *** Info: For more info on privilege separation read /usr/share/doc/openssh/README.privsep. *** Query: Should privilege separation be used? (yes/no) yes *** Warning: The file /etc/passwd is not readable by all. *** Warning: Please run 'chmod +r /etc/passwd'. *** Warning: The file /etc/group is not readable by all. *** Warning: Please run 'chmod +r /etc/group'. *** ERROR: Problem with LocalSystem or Adminstrator IDs Does anyone have a clue how to deal with this problem? Is there anybody who successfully installed OpenSSH server on their Vista Business/Ultimate PCs? Thanks for any help. Paul. -- 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/