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Re: OpenSSH - sftp not working for non-Administrator users
On Jul 20 13:43, Thorsten Kampe wrote:
> * Doug Lim (Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:46:44 -0500)
> > > The cygcheck.out file shows that the cygwin directory was in the
> > > PATH when you ran the cygcheck program. It doesn't necessarily mean
> > > that it is the path that a service sees.
> > >
> > I added D:\cygwin\bin to the PATH via the Environment Variables button
> > on the Advanced tab in the System Properties control panel applet
> > followed by a system reboot after cygwin and openssh were installed.
> > If you're suggesting that's not sufficient for a running service to
> > see the updated path, then what would you suggest should be done
> > differently?
>
> Please read again what cgf wrote.
Nevertheless there's something fishy. The /bin path is added
automatically by cygrunsrv so that the service doesn't have to care for
a default $PATH by itself. I assume it has something to do with path
permissions. Check the ACLs.
Corinna
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