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 >>> usern...@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 >>> usern...@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
