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Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:15:32 -0700 (PDT)
From: Dave M <dindenver AT yahoo DOT com>
Subject: Re: sftp on a Windows 2003 server
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Larry,
  I am SO sorry, I didn't even see that there was an address in the origina=
l message.
Dave M

--- On Wed, 9/23/09, Larry Hall (Cygwin) <reply-to-list-only-lh AT cygwin DOT com>=
 wrote:

> From: Larry Hall (Cygwin) <reply-to-list-only-lh AT cygwin DOT com>
> Subject: Re: sftp on a Windows 2003 server
> To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
> Date: Wednesday, September 23, 2009, 3:06 PM
> Dave,
>=20
> <http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#PCYMTNQREAIYR>.
> Please.=A0 It's really not polite to include
> the email address of others in the body of your
> reply.=A0 It just opens them up to more
> spam.
>=20
> On 09/23/2009 04:23 PM, Dave M wrote:
> >=A0 Then I wrote:
> >> On 09/23/2009 03:25 PM, Dave M wrote:
> >>>=A0 =A0=A0=A0Two questions:
> >>> 1) Should I run the ssh-host-config now or
> wait until the mkgroup issue is resolved?
> >>=20
> >> Since you plan to use a local user for ssh/sftp,
> you can skip the mkgroup issue for now.
> >>=20
> >>> 2) Do I need to resolve the mkgroup issue, and
> if so, how?
> >>=20
> >> I'd like to see your 'cygcheck -srv' output and
> what 'ls -l /etc/group /etc/passwd' says.
> >> *Attach* the former to your reply when you're
> ready to look at this issue.
> > Larry,
> >=A0 =A0 Here is the cygcheck -srv output:
>=20
> Actually, I asked that you *attach* it, not in-line
> it.=A0 This is the same request that
> <http://cygwin.com/problems.html> makes and for good
> reason.=A0 Now people searching
> the email archives for 'openssh' or 'HOME' are going to
> find your message. That's
> unlikely to be the thing they are looking for.
>=20
> So, a few comments based on your cygcheck output:
>=20
> =A0 1. Can you get direct access to this machine or is
> everything through TS?
> =A0 2. Any user on this machine will be better off with
> the Cygwin home directory
> =A0 =A0 that comes from '/etc/passwd'.=A0 Check
> that '/etc/passwd' has a "/home/<user>"
> =A0 =A0 home directory, most preferably with
> <user> not containing any spaces, for the
> =A0 =A0 user you'll be logging into ssh/sftp as.
> =A0 3. If you plan to install and use Cygwin 1.5 (the
> current release), you should
> =A0 =A0 reference the documentation for that at
> cygwin.com.=A0 References I sent you
> =A0 =A0 previously were for the upcoming 1.7
> release.
>=20
_____________________________________________________________________
>=20
> A: Yes.
> > Q: Are you sure?
> >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of
> conversation.
> >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email?
>=20


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