On 03/18/2014 09:24 PM, PolarStorm wrote: > Paul Griffith wrote >> ... >> /usr/bin/ssh-host-config --yes --cygwin ntsec --user cyg_server --pwd blah >> ... > > Just a few things... > > 1) Don't do that (manually). > First of all, "ntsec" is deprecated. Second, there are a lot of strange > issues when > using "--yes", just answer the questions manually, especially since you > don't need > all those keys just to have ssh work. > > 2) Make sure you run the ssh-host-config from an "administrator: cygwin > shell. > > 3) Check your /etc/sshd-config for: "UsePrivilegeSeparation sandbox" which > is > the new default. The ssh-host-config script has a bug on line 169 that > attempts > to set this to "no", but where the regex fails. (I told people in THIS > <http://cygwin.1069669.n5.nabble.com/CSIH-SSH-setup-script-problems-on-W81-64-tp106953.html> > nabble post, but I > don't think it ever reached the main mailing list.) > > 4) The sshd user pas-wor-d is set to expire by default after 42 days, in > Windows 8.1. > Fix it if you're using that. >
Thanks Gene for the heads up, it will help me fine tune my setup! I need to use the "--yes" option because I am building a automated installation for Windows 7. Cheers, Paul -- 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
