X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com
X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-1.9 required=5.0	tests=AWL,BAYES_00
X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org
Message-ID: <4C800C26.1090907@bopp.net>
Date: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:42:14 -0500
From: Jeremy Bopp <jeremy AT bopp DOT net>
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.2.8) Gecko/20100802 Thunderbird/3.1.2
MIME-Version: 1.0
To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject: Re: How to get a script file to use bash and ssh
References: <29608117 DOT post AT talk DOT nabble DOT com>	<4C7FFCCE DOT 7040207 AT budcat DOT com>	<4C800078 DOT 9040101 AT bopp DOT net> <AANLkTiksieKcd5YUNqQoYNoAf2Ydxr+RGd+d5D1q-DST AT mail DOT gmail DOT com>
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTiksieKcd5YUNqQoYNoAf2Ydxr+RGd+d5D1q-DST@mail.gmail.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
X-IsSubscribed: yes
Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm
List-Id: <cygwin.cygwin.com>
List-Subscribe: <mailto:cygwin-subscribe AT cygwin DOT com>
List-Archive: <http://sourceware.org/ml/cygwin/>
List-Post: <mailto:cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
List-Help: <mailto:cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com>, <http://sourceware.org/ml/#faqs>
Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com
Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com

On 9/2/2010 3:31 PM, Andy Koppe wrote:
> On 2 September 2010 20:52, Jeremy Bopp wrote:
>>> That's all more complicated than it needs to be. Just make windows
>>> shortcuts to c:\cygwin\bin\ssh.exe, where "Start in:" is set to
>>> c:\cygwin\bin, and modify "Target:" to contain "C:\cygwin\bin\ssh.exe
>>> username AT hostname" (without the quotes of course).
>>>
>>> Better yet, install mintty if you don't already have it, and set the
>>> shortcuts' target to: "C:\cygwin\bin\mintty.exe -e /bin/ssh
>>> username AT hostname"
>>>
>>> (Mintty is a much better term window than cmd.)
>>
>> I was going to suggest much the same things to start; however, there
>> could be issues with home directory settings (necessary for locating the
>> private ssh keys).  It might also be good to eventually work in the ssh
>> agent so that the need for passwords can be reduced.
> 
> That shouldn't be an issue, because HOME, if not set already, is set
> automatically based on the user's /etc/passwd entry or the Windows
> HOMEDRIVE and HOMEPATH variables when the initial Cygwin process is
> started.

Assuming, of course, that the necessary entry in /etc/passwd is set
correctly.  The OP sounds pretty green and may have a different idea of
his home directory's location than Cygwin deduces, so a little extra
hand holding may be in order. :-)

-Jeremy

--
Problem reports:       http://cygwin.com/problems.html
FAQ:                   http://cygwin.com/faq/
Documentation:         http://cygwin.com/docs.html
Unsubscribe info:      http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple