X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Message-ID: <221124.35671.qm@web58404.mail.re3.yahoo.com> References: <1243438107 DOT 27831 DOT ezmlm AT cygwin DOT com> Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 17:14:53 -0700 (PDT) From: Paul August Subject: Re: OpenSSH server installation error on Windows Vista Business/Ultimate To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Cc: dpchrist AT holgerdanske DOT com In-Reply-To: <1243438107.27831.ezmlm@cygwin.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: 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 David, thanks for the suggestion. I will be eager to try that after I come back later next week. I will update you on what I get. Paul. > OpenSSH server installation error on Windows Vista Business/Ultimate > 150955 by: Paul August > 150964 by: "David Christensen" > > -----Inline Message Follows----- > > Paul August wrote: > > > Thank you David for your response. > > You're welcome. :-) > > > > I followed your steps to enable the administrator account via MMC > > console window, Then I start cygwin bash shell either as an > > administrator or after I logon the administrator account. When I run > > ssh-host-config -y again, I got the same error message. It seems > > that enabling real administrator account does not help with this > > problem. Any more clues? > > I infer from your post that you installed Cygwin using an account other > than Administrator. I wouldn't trust it. > > > I suggest: > > 1. Log on as Administrator. > > 2. Move your existing Cygwin directory aside. > > 3. Create the directories C:\cygwin and C:\cygwin\setup. > > 4. Download Cygwin Setup to C:\cygwin\setup\setup.exe. > > 5. Create a shortcut to Cygwin Setup on the Desktop. > > 6. Run Cygwin Setup via the shortcut. Choose Unix line endings. > Accept the default package selections (e.g. base) and also get the > source for each. (There may be a few packages where source is not > available/ applicable?) (Having the source code provides you with all > the rights and responsibilities of the GPL.) Download and install. > Have Cygwin Setup create Start menu and Desktop icons. > > 7. Change the properties on the Cygwin Bash Shell Desktop shortcut -- > select Options -> Quick edit (so you can copy to/ paste from the Windows > clipboard) and set Layout -> Screen buffer size -> Height to 9999. Move > the shortcut to a shared location so you can use it from all accounts. > > 8. Run Cygwin Bash Shell via the shortcut. Exit. This step might be > unnecessary, but it's a habit for me. > > 9. Run Cygwin Setup again, select OpenSSH (and dependencies and > sources), and download and install. > > 10. Run Cygwin Bash Shell again and work on OpenSSH. Copy your console > session and paste it into a reply to this message if you're still stuck. > > > Once you have a set of Cygwin packages you're happy with, make an > archival copy of your C:\cygwin\setup directory. This will provide you > with the ability to install/ reinstall the exact same software on that > and other machines. > > > HTH, > > David -- 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/