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Re: Open SSHD


Yes, but it still does not fix the problem.

Bret


At 11:47 PM 10/4/00 +0200, you wrote:
>Please note that OpenSSH and OpenSSL packages are officially part of the
>base distro since 26-9-2000, announced on 27-9-2000:
>
>http://sources.redhat.com/ml/cygwin/2000-09/msg00915.html
>
>The Cygwin setup did downloaded them since that date as well.
>
>I don't understand the problem here. I have described the installation
>in detail in the README file `/usr/doc/Cygwin/openssh-2.2.0p1.README'.
>
>For the beginning it will be helpful to start the script
>`/usr/bin/ssh-config' which creates the necessary configuration and
>key files.
>
>Both files were already part of the original distribution on
>ftp.franken.de and their existence was announced more than once in
>this forum.
>
>"Erdely, Michael" wrote:
> >
> > Along those lines, I wrote up a web page with my steps to getting it work:
> > http://mike.erdelynet.com/sshd.htm.
> > [...]
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Bret Jordan" <jordan@coe.utah.edu>
> > > [...]
> > > copied sshd.exe to c:\local\sbin\sshd\sshd.exe
> > > copied ssh-keygen.exe to c:\local\sbin\sshd\ssh-keygen.exe
>
>Don't use Windows paths. Your description is ok if the installation
>root is C:\ but this is not the default installation. Your description
>would be valid in all environments when using POSIX paths like
>
>   copied ssh-keygen.exe to /local/sbin/sshd
>
> > > run c:\local\sbin\sshd\ssh-keygen -d -b 1024 -f c:\etc\sshd_host_dsa_key
> > >
> > > NOTE: I was unalble to get it to work with a passphrase other than
> > > <NULL>.  I will keep working on this, or maybe someone knows how to make
> > > this part work.
>
>This is correct behaviour.
>As it's even mentioned in the ssh-keygen man pages the host key must
>have an empty passphrase.
>
> > > The passwd file looks like
> > > someusername::1:10:User Name:/home/someusername:/winnt/system32/cmd.exe
>
>Where did you get the uid/gid? They are not related to the id's which
>are given by NT. So you didn't use mkpasswd/mkgroup for creating your
>/etc/passwd and /etc/group files. It's called by the Cygwin setup in
>the postinstall. If you didn't use setup.exe, call them by yourself.
>
> > > I can make a connection to a nt box running opensshd.  I can run most all
> > > dos/nt commands.  I can even run most all of the bin utils.  The problem
> > > come around when I try to run a program that is a command character
> > program
> > > (edit, vi, emacs -nw, pmon, etc).  When I try to run these programs it
> > just
> > > causes the connection to hang.  When you run vi it causes the connection
> > to
> > > [...]
> > > Question:
> > > Can you, and if so, how do you run command character programs through the
> > > ssh connection?  Is there some sort of ENV variable I need to set?
>
>I already answered your question yesterday:
>
>http://sources.redhat.com/ml/cygwin/2000-10/msg00067.html
>
>Corinna
>
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Bret Jordan                       Dean's Office
LAN Manager              College of Engineering
801.585.3765                 University of Utah
              jordan@coe.utah.edu
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