I have a 2003 template with a working Cygwin sshd install. I deploy vms via script from that template and when they are brought online the Cygwin prompt is now '#' instead of a '$' and I cannot start sshd. Both Cygwin sshd service are configured with the cyg_server account to start them. And as far as I can tell the only difference is one machine was deployed via script from the working template and I don't know why the permissions are changing for Cygwin when deploying these servers. For all intensive purposed the permissions are identical.
From working 2003 machine (one I provision templates from): frtest@w2k3r2s32 ~ $ cygcheck -V cygcheck version 1.126 System Checker for Cygwin Copyright (C) 1998 - 2008 Red Hat, Inc. Compiled on Mar 28 2011 frtest@w2k3r2s32 ~ $ ls -ld /var/empty/ drwxr-xr-x+ 1 cyg_server root 0 Mar 9 14:39 /var/empty/ frtest@w2k3r2s32 ~ $ ls -ld /etc/ssh* -rw-r--r-- 1 cyg_server None 1555 Mar 9 14:39 /etc/ssh_config -rw------- 1 cyg_server None 668 Mar 9 14:39 /etc/ssh_host_dsa_key -rw-r--r-- 1 cyg_server None 613 Mar 9 14:39 /etc/ssh_host_dsa_key.pub -rw------- 1 cyg_server None 988 Mar 9 14:39 /etc/ssh_host_key -rw-r--r-- 1 cyg_server None 653 Mar 9 14:39 /etc/ssh_host_key.pub -rw------- 1 cyg_server None 1675 Mar 9 14:39 /etc/ssh_host_rsa_key -rw-r--r-- 1 cyg_server None 405 Mar 9 14:39 /etc/ssh_host_rsa_key.pub -rw-r--r-- 1 cyg_server None 3153 Mar 9 14:39 /etc/sshd_config frtest@w2k3r2s32 ~ $ ls -ld /var/log/sshd.log -rw-rw-r-- 1 Administrator None 0 Mar 9 14:41 /var/log/sshd.log frtest@w2k3r2s32 ~ $ net start sshd The CYGWIN sshd service is starting. The CYGWIN sshd service was started successfully. And from a non-working machine deployed from that template: frtest@w3r232-77 ~ # cygcheck -V cygcheck version 1.126 System Checker for Cygwin Copyright (C) 1998 - 2008 Red Hat, Inc. Compiled on Mar 28 2011 frtest@w3r232-77 ~ # ls -ld /var/empty drwxr-xr-x+ 1 cyg_server root 0 Mar 9 14:39 /var/empty frtest@w3r232-77 ~ # ls -ld /etc/ssh* -rw-r--r-- 1 cyg_server None 1555 Mar 9 14:39 /etc/ssh_config -rw------- 1 cyg_server None 668 Mar 9 14:39 /etc/ssh_host_dsa_key -rw-r--r-- 1 cyg_server None 613 Mar 9 14:39 /etc/ssh_host_dsa_key.pub -rw------- 1 cyg_server None 988 Mar 9 14:39 /etc/ssh_host_key -rw-r--r-- 1 cyg_server None 653 Mar 9 14:39 /etc/ssh_host_key.pub -rw------- 1 cyg_server None 1675 Mar 9 14:39 /etc/ssh_host_rsa_key -rw-r--r-- 1 cyg_server None 405 Mar 9 14:39 /etc/ssh_host_rsa_key.pub -rw-r--r-- 1 cyg_server None 3153 Mar 9 14:39 /etc/sshd_config frtest@w3r232-77 ~ # ls -ld /var/log/sshd.log -rw-rw-r-- 1 Administrator None 67 Aug 25 07:26 /var/log/sshd.log frtest@w3r232-77 ~ # net start sshd The CYGWIN sshd service is starting. The CYGWIN sshd service could not be started. The service did not report an error. More help is available by typing NET HELPMSG 3534. frtest@w3r232-77 ~ # cat /var/log/sshd.log /var/empty must be owned by root and not group or world-writable. /var/empty must be owned by root and not group or world-writable. -- 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
