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Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:28:50 -0700
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Subject: net start sshd problem
From: Gordon Fogus <gordon DOT fogus AT gmail DOT com>
To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
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I installed cygwin for the second time.  I installed all the packages
from ftp%3a%2f%2fmirror.cs.vt.edu%2fpub%2fcygwin%2fcygwin%2f mirror.

My session then ran as follows (after I configured the mkpasswrd thing
for my domain account):
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gsfogus AT GSFogus ~
$ 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=
/READ
ME.privsep.
*** Query: Should privilege separation be used? (yes/no) yes
*** Info: Updating /etc/sshd_config file
*** Query: Overwrite existing /etc/inetd.d/sshd-inetd file? (yes/no) yes
*** Info: Creating default /etc/inetd.d/sshd-inetd file
*** Info: Updated /etc/inetd.d/sshd-inetd

*** Info: Host configuration finished. Have fun!

gsfogus AT GSFogus ~
$ ssh localhost
ssh: connect to host localhost port 22: Connection refused

gsfogus AT GSFogus ~
$ net start sshd
System error 2 has occurred.

The system cannot find the file specified.

gsfogus AT GSFogus ~
$ cygrunsrv -S sshd
cygrunsrv: Error starting a service: StartService:  Win32 error 2: applicat=
ion
The system cannot find the file specified.

gsfogus AT GSFogus ~
$ ssh localhost
ssh: connect to host localhost port 22: Connection refused
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In order to get to this location, I followed these instructions:
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1.	After finishing installing Cygwin, right click =93My Computer=94, and
select =93Properties=94, =93Advanced=94, =93Environment Variables=94. Click=
 on the
=93New=94 button to add a new entry to =93System variables=94. The new entry
is called =93CYGWIN=94 and set the value to =93ntsec tty=94.
2.	While in the environment variables dialog, confirm that =93Path=94 has
=93c:\cygwin\bin=94 (or wherever you have put Cygwin=92s bin/ directory) in
its definition.
3.	Run the following command in a Cygwin shell:

>ssh-host-config =96y

If the script asks you about =93privilege separation=94, answer =93yes=94.
If the script asks about =93create a local user sshd on this machine=94,
answer =93yes=94
If the script asks you about =93install sshd as a service=94, answer =93yes=
=94
When the script asks you for =93environment variable CYGWIN=3D=94, answer =
=93ntsec tty=94
You may need to change the following permissions if error messages
instruct you to do so when using Cygwin install version 2.573.2.3:

>chmod +r /etc/passwd
>chmod +r /etc/group
>chmod o+x /var

4.	Confirm that windows will automatically start up the sshd service
on startup. Click on =93Start=94, =93Run=94 and enter =93services.msc=94 in=
 the
=93Open:=94 text box. Click =93OK=94. In the =93Name=94 column, look for =
=93CYGWIN
sshd=94. Right click this entry and select =93Properties=94. In the =93Star=
tup
type=94 text box, it should show =93Automatic=94.
5.	Next, click on the =93Log On=94 tab in the Cygwin sshd Properties
dialog box. Under =93Local System account=94, select the checkbox for
=93Allow service to interact with desktop=94. Press =93OK=94 and exit the
=93services.msc=94 window.
6.	Start the sshd service:

>cygrunsrv =96S sshd
or
>net start sshd
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How can I fix this problem?  I cannot SSH into my machine.

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