The service isn't running properly. That's why you can't connect. Look in
/var/log/sshd.log to
see what error messages may be there. Next, use Windows task manager to kill
the cygrunsrv
process and the sshd process. Use this command to verify that the process is
stopped:
cygrunsrv -Q sshd
You should get this response:
Service sshd exists
Type : Own Process
Current State : Stopped
Controls Accepted :
Try starting it up again with this command:
cygrunsrv -S sshd
If you get that windows error message again look in /var/log/sshd.log to see if
new error
messages have been entered. That should give you a clue as to what might be
wrong. I've
had entries like this before:
Could not load host key: /etc/ssh_host_key
Could not load host key: /etc/ssh_host_rsa_key
Could not load host key: /etc/ssh_host_dsa_key
Disabling protocol version 1. Could not load host key
Disabling protocol version 2. Could not load host key
sshd: no hostkeys available -- exiting.
Things that I've tried when trouble shooting this type of problem:
Make sure the permissions and ownership of the files in question are these:
-rw------- 1 SYSTEM None 668 Mar 26 10:54 ssh_host_dsa_key
-rw-r--r-- 1 SYSTEM None 613 Mar 26 10:54 ssh_host_dsa_key.pub
-rw------- 1 SYSTEM None 538 Mar 26 10:54 ssh_host_key
-rw-r--r-- 1 SYSTEM None 342 Mar 26 10:54 ssh_host_key.pub
-rw------- 1 SYSTEM None 887 Mar 26 10:54 ssh_host_rsa_key
-rw-r--r-- 1 SYSTEM None 233 Mar 26 10:54 ssh_host_rsa_key.pub
If SYSTEM doesn't own the files and if the permissions are too open, sshd won't
startup.
Another directory that must have correct ownership and permissions is
/var/empty. It should
look like this:
drwxr-xr-x+ 2 SYSTEM root 0 Mar 26 10:54 empty/
I've even had trouble if ownership of /var/log/sshd.log is incorrect. You can
simply move that
file and let a new one be created to get around that problem.
The important thing I've encountered in my struggles with this is to start
fresh. Make sure the
cygrunsrv and sshd processes are really killed by using the windows task
manager. Verify that
with "cygrunsrv -Q sshd" and make sure it says the process is stopped. Then
start it up with
"cygrunsrv -S sshd". Check /var/log/sshd.log to see any error messages.
Good luck!
John
BTW. I updated my work machine yesterday to the latest "CYGWIN_NT-5.0
1.5.14(0.126/4/2)
2005-04-01 13:40" and had no trouble. I made sure to start fresh though. I
don't know if it is
required or not, but before updating I set the "sshd" service to "manual" and
rebooted to be
sure the cygwin dll wasn't loaded. I renamed my c:\cygwin directory to
c:\cygwin.hide to keep it
around in case I needed to quickly switch back. Then I did a fresh install
using setup.exe. I
copied files from my old cygin /etc directory (ie. passwd, group, /email,
/ssmtp). Then to be
safe I removed the service using "cygrunsrv -R sshd". I then executed the
/bin/ssh-host-config
file and went through its steps. I then started the service with "cygrunsrv -S
sshd" and
everything was fine. Of course this generated new keys. You could overwrite
the new keys
with the old ones so that your machine still has the same fingerprint when
connecting, but I
didn't bother with that.
On 5 Apr 2005 at 8:29, giuseppe wrote:
To: cygwin@cygwin.com
From: giuseppe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: sshd problems
Date sent: Tue, 5 Apr 2005 08:29:04 +0000 (UTC)
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> After you ran the ssh-host-config script, did you start the service with:
>
> cygrunsrv -S sshd
>
> If not, the service isn't running yet and you won't be able to connect.
thanks for answering,
well I tryed and that's the answer:
$ cygrunsrv -S sshd
cygrunsrv: Error starting a service: QueryServiceStatus: win32 error 1053
if i try to stop the service i get
$ cygrunsrv -S sshd
cygrunsrv: Error stopping a service: QueryServiceStatus: win32 error 1053
if i try to start again the error number changes from 1053 to 1062
$ cygrunsrv -S sshd
cygrunsrv: Error starting a service: QueryServiceStatus: win32 error 1062
I remind that I installed the last( 1 week ago) version of cygwin on a machine
running windows xp professional with service pack 2. I simply installed cygwin
with the setup utility and confidurate ssh using ssh-host-config answering
always yes. Nothing else has been done.
regards
giuseppe
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