At 10:53 AM 8/5/2004, you wrote: >Ok. I think I figured out the problem. But I still do not have a solution for it. >Here's what I think the problem is: >When the script is run as a windows service, the user that's calling the script is >SYSTEM. Inside the script is a call to ssh client with the required parameters. I >pass it the absolute path of the id_rsa file. The issue seems to be that user SYSTEM >is not the owner of id_rsa file so it is being asked for a passphrase. On the >contrary, if I add the batch script to startup programs, then no passphrase is asked >and I am logged in right away. The problem here is that the command prompt window >stays on the screen. This is something I wanted to avoid to begin with.
Ah, OK. Yeah, that would be a problem. I had thought you had said you were running this service as the user you wanted to 'ssh' as but I guess I didn't. You could try that. That should help (and keep you from needing to specify the 'id_rsa' file. >I haven't gotten around to start the server in debug mode since I haven't found a >suitable time to bring down the ssh server. Yeah, I wouldn't bother at this point. I think you've found the issue. -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 838 Washington Street (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
