> THE PROBLEM: (see solution below) > I used to get this error while running cygwin binaries from Visual Studio > (either linked to IIS or not). > I think it applies to other cases as well, when the binaries are being run by > other users on that box. > The Error was: > 4 [main] ssh-keygen 8796 cygheap_user::init: GetTokenInformation > (TokenPrimaryGroup), Win32 error 6 > 208 [main] ssh-keygen 8796 cygheap_user::init: GetTokenInformation > (TokenUser), Win32 error 6 > 1202 [main] ssh-keygen 8796 c:\cygwin\bin\ssh-keygen.exe: *** fatal error > - couldn't create signal pipe, Win32 error 5 > Stack trace: > Frame Function Args > 0022E20C 6102796B (0022E20C, 00000000, 00000000, 00000000) > 0022E4FC 6102796B (6117EC60, 00008000, 00000000, 61180977) > 0022F52C 61004F1B (611C4E1C, 00000000, 00000000, 00000000) > 0022F94C 610C7B13 (611FCB10, 02000000, 6116A724, 6116A720) > 0022F97C 61006506 (00000000, 00000002, 00000000, 76653480) > 0022FA3C 6106FC15 (61000000, 00000001, 0022FD24, 00000001) > 0022FA5C 7713AF24 (6106F960, 61000000, 00000001, 0022FD24) > 0022FB50 7713FD2E (0022FD24, 7FFDF000, 7FFDE000, 771B714C) > 0022FCB0 771490BE (0022FD24, 770E0000, 6FC5D1D7, 00000000) > 0022FD00 77148FC0 (0022FD24, 770E0000, 00000000, 00000000) > 0022FD10 7713B2C5 (0022FD24, 770E0000, 00000000, 00010017) > End of stack trace > --- > SOLUTION: > Initially I have tried the rebaseall solution presented on the net, but > obviously was not the case for my error. > In my case it was a permissions problem. The IIS 7 Identity was: Application > Pool Identity (ApplicationPoolIdentity). > I have changed it to: LocalSystem. > Just to be on the safe side, I have also copied all the registry entries > from: > HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\VirtualStore\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygwin\ > to "HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-18\Software\Classes\VirtualStore\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygwin\" > (aka Local System) > I am not sure why is cygwin apps are trying to access the registry, but > procmon (from sysinternals) showed some access denies. > Maybe if there would be a version of cygwin which would not require registry > access, it would work. > Good luck, Cygwin fans.
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