On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 09:04:32AM +0000, Zimmermann, Benjamin wrote: >since quite a while I am fighting with the problem that Cygwin does not >create a separte login-session when you use the public-key authentication. >Unfortunatly I did not find any good solution to workaround this problem. > >General speaking I have not a problem with the behaviour itself, but when >I use the public-key authentication the Windows Utility "diskpart.exe" does >not start. It only works when I use password-authentication instead. >But as diskpart is included in some scripts, it is mandandory for me to use the >public-key authentication. > >I have already search in the archived mails and found some older entries from >the last years discussing this item. In one of the list I have found the >following >statement: "It is a limitation of Windows and won't be remedied in the Cygwin >1.5.x series". > >Based on this situation I have the following question: > >1) Does anybody know a good workaround/solution to make diskpart.exe AND > public-key authentication working? > >2) Does anybody know how to make it happen that a new user-session will be > created using the public-key authentication? > >3) When will the next major release of Cygwin (Cygwin 1.7 or so...) be >released? > >4) Does anybody know if the public-key authentication / own session-feature > will be solved in Cygwin 1.7? > >Many thanks for your feedback. I really appreciate it.
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