Thank you, It did create a new user 'sshd_server'. All is good now. Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote: > > Syphon wrote: >> Had the issue before I did all of the above, I know all this is already >> performed by ssh-host-config, So does this mean ssh-host-config is not >> working properly ? > > For you, perhaps. > >> Took a look at '/var/log/sshd.log'. >> >> '/var/empty must be owned by root and not group or world-writable.' >> >> So, 'chown SYSTEM empty' > > SYSTEM does not have the proper permissions on Vista for 'sshd' to > run properly. If 'ssh-host-config' did it's job correctly, it set > up a new user for this. Look for 'sshd_server'. If you have this, > then that's the user you want to use above and in all places where > you used 'SYSTEM'. > > > -- > Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com > RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office > 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 893-9889 - FAX > Holliston, MA 01746 > > _____________________________________________________________________ > > A: Yes. > > Q: Are you sure? > >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. > >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? > > -- > 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/ > > >
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