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Re: sshd can't do publickey auth with .ssh linked to /cygdrive/c/rest/of/path

From: Marc Bejarano <beej at alum dot mit dot edu>
To: "Max Bowsher" <maxb at ukf dot net>
Cc: <cygwin at cygwin dot com>
Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2003 15:48:47 -0800
Subject: Re: sshd can't do publickey auth with .ssh linked to /cygdrive/c/rest/of/path
References: <5.2.0.9.2.20030204105352.034ad8d0@127.0.0.1><5.2.0.9.2.20030204135959.01b8f160@127.0.0.1>

i'm still not subscribed to this list so i would be grateful if i could be left on the cc: line of this thread.

At 12:34 PM 2/5/2003, Max Bowsher wrote:
>Marc Bejarano wrote:
>> the real problem is that openssh checks ownership and modes up the
>> tree
>> from the authorized_keys2 file until it hits your home dir. since my
>> home dir is under /home, it never hits that.
>
>How about mounting the SecureCRT keys directory to /home/you/.ssh ?
>Then, as far as sshd is concerned, it _is_ under your home dir.
>
>$ mount -b -u C:\path\to\securecrt\keys\dir /home/you/.ssh

perfect, max! works like a charm... now why didn't i think of that? ;)

thanx!
marc

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References:
- Re: sshd can't do publickey auth with .ssh linked to /cygdrive/c/rest/of/path
  - From: Marc Bejarano
- Re: sshd can't do publickey auth with .ssh linked to /cygdrive/c/rest/of/path
  - From: Marc Bejarano
- Re: sshd can't do publickey auth with .ssh linked to /cygdrive/c/rest/of/path
  - From: Max Bowsher

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