The logs specify: /var/empty must be owned by root and not group or world-writable.
I've tried changing permissions, and also looking on the forums for this {http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2008-02/msg00429.html} I still can't figure it out. Let me know, thanks! On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 10:27 PM, Csaba Raduly <rcs...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 10:47 PM, Gary wrote: >> I'm having issues getting SSHD working on Windows Server 2003 64 bit. >> I've properly installed SSHD as a service but I receive the following >> error when starting the service from 'services.msc': >> 'The SSHD service on Local Computer started and then stopped. Some >> services stop automatically if they have no work to do, for example, >> The Performance Logs and Alerts service'. >> >> Also when I execute the following 'net start sshd' from the cygwin >> terminal I receive the following: >> 'The SSHD service is starting. The SSHD service could not be started. >> The service did not report an error'. >> >> Anything would help, thanks! > > You need to check the event log (application and/or system). > > Csaba > -- > GCS a+ e++ d- C++ ULS$ L+$ !E- W++ P+++$ w++$ tv+ b++ DI D++ 5++ > The Tao of math: The numbers you can count are not the real numbers. > Life is complex, with real and imaginary parts. > "Ok, it boots. Which means it must be bug-free and perfect. " -- Linus > Torvalds > "People disagree with me. I just ignore them." -- Linus Torvalds > -- Gary Phelps -- 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