Re: sshd install problems | WinXP Pro system

2005-09-11 Thread Thorsten Kampe
* Evan Cooch (2005-09-10 22:08 +0100) After 2-3 hours googling for insights, and thoroughly reading what was available, I've decided to stop beating my head against the wall, and ask here. Basically, trying to get sshd installed as a service under WinXP Pro -SP2. Trying the install as a

Re: sshd install problems | WinXP Pro system

2005-09-11 Thread Evan Cooch
2. modifed the env variables by adding a variable named CYGWIN with value ntsec tty Not necessary. Then why is it specified in http://pigtail.net/LRP/printsrv/cygwin-sshd.html 3. added c:\cygwin\bin to the PATH Not necessary. As above - if not, then why specify it in

Re: sshd install problems | WinXP Pro system

2005-09-11 Thread Rolf Campbell
Evan Cooch wrote: 2. modifed the env variables by adding a variable named CYGWIN with value ntsec tty Not necessary. Then why is it specified in http://pigtail.net/LRP/printsrv/cygwin-sshd.html Because that web page is wrong, that's why. -- Unsubscribe info:

Re: sshd install problems | WinXP Pro system

2005-09-11 Thread René Berber
Evan Cooch wrote: 2. modifed the env variables by adding a variable named CYGWIN with value ntsec tty Not necessary. Then why is it specified in http://pigtail.net/LRP/printsrv/cygwin-sshd.html 3. added c:\cygwin\bin to the PATH Not necessary. As above - if not, then why

Re: sshd install problems | WinXP Pro system

2005-09-11 Thread Evan Cooch
As above - if not, then why specify it in http://pigtail.net/LRP/printsrv/cygwin-sshd.html That page is made by somebody that is not in the Cygwin team, it may be correct or not (the points marked as not necessary by Thorsten are really not necessary but they don't interfere) but you are

Re: sshd install problems | WinXP Pro system

2005-09-11 Thread Evan Cooch
Follow the instructions in C:\Cygwin\usr\share\doc\Cygwin\openssh.README, that is the official documentation. OK - have now gone through said README twice. Somewhat helpful, but largely obtuse in places. e.g., If you start sshd as deamon via cygrunsrv.exe you MUST give the -D option to

Re: sshd install problems | WinXP Pro system

2005-09-11 Thread Christopher Faylor
On Sun, Sep 11, 2005 at 04:12:28PM -0400, Evan Cooch wrote: Follow the instructions in C:\Cygwin\usr\share\doc\Cygwin\openssh.README, that is the official documentation. OK - have now gone through said README twice. Somewhat helpful, but largely obtuse in places. You probably need to uninstall

Re: sshd install problems | WinXP Pro system

2005-09-11 Thread René Berber
Evan Cooch wrote: [snip] OK - have now gone through said README twice. Somewhat helpful, but largely obtuse in places. e.g., If you start sshd as deamon via cygrunsrv.exe you MUST give the -D option to sshd. Otherwise the service can't get started at all. Meaning, what? You pass -D as an

Re: sshd install problems | WinXP Pro system

2005-09-11 Thread Evan Cooch
Other than that, look at your event log and see if there is any further information about the failed service startup. Nothing... Nothing? On a working sshd service I get the start and stop events. If it was working, I wouldn't be bothering the list with this! ;-) [snip] OK - now

sshd install problems | WinXP Pro system

2005-09-10 Thread Evan Cooch
After 2-3 hours googling for insights, and thoroughly reading what was available, I've decided to stop beating my head against the wall, and ask here. Basically, trying to get sshd installed as a service under WinXP Pro -SP2. Trying the install as a user who has full admin privelages on the