I am getting the following problem
$ ssh sgupta@sgupta sgupta@sgupta's password: Last login: Tue Mar 5 12:07:14 2002 from ntempestini1.epylon.lan Fanfare!!! You are successfully logged in to this server!!! setgid: Invalid argument Connection to sgupta closed. **sgupta is the domain account. I have created the password and group files . mkpasswd -ld >/etc/passwd mkgroup -ld >/etc/group Here is the output using -v $ ssh sgupta@sgupta -v OpenSSH_3.0.2p1, SSH protocols 1.5/2.0, OpenSSL 0x0090603f debug1: Reading configuration data /etc/ssh_config debug1: Applying options for * debug1: Seeding random number generator debug1: Rhosts Authentication disabled, originating port will not be truste debug1: restore_uid debug1: ssh_connect: getuid 500 geteuid 500 anon 1 debug1: Connecting to sgupta [192.168.4.9] port 22. debug1: temporarily_use_uid: 500/513 (e=500) debug1: restore_uid debug1: temporarily_use_uid: 500/513 (e=500) debug1: restore_uid debug1: Connection established. debug1: identity file /home/Administrator/.ssh/identity type -1 debug1: identity file /home/Administrator/.ssh/id_dsa type -1 debug1: identity file /home/Administrator/.ssh/id_rsa type -1 debug1: Remote protocol version 1.99, remote software version OpenSSH_3.0.2 debug1: match: OpenSSH_3.0.2p1 pat ^OpenSSH Enabling compatibility mode for protocol 2.0 debug1: Local version string SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_3.0.2p1 debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT sent debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT received debug1: kex: server->client aes128-cbc hmac-md5 none debug1: kex: client->server aes128-cbc hmac-md5 none debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_REQUEST sent debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_GROUP debug1: dh_gen_key: priv key bits set: 134/256 debug1: bits set: 1592/3191 debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_INIT sent debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_REPLY debug1: Host 'sgupta' is known and matches the RSA host key. debug1: Found key in /home/Administrator/.ssh/known_hosts:1 debug1: bits set: 1555/3191 debug1: ssh_rsa_verify: signature correct debug1: kex_derive_keys debug1: newkeys: mode 1 debug1: SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS sent debug1: waiting for SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS debug1: newkeys: mode 0 debug1: SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS received debug1: done: ssh_kex2. debug1: send SSH2_MSG_SERVICE_REQUEST debug1: service_accept: ssh-userauth debug1: got SSH2_MSG_SERVICE_ACCEPT debug1: authentications that can continue: publickey,password,keyboard-inte debug1: next auth method to try is publickey debug1: try privkey: /home/Administrator/.ssh/identity debug1: try privkey: /home/Administrator/.ssh/id_dsa debug1: try privkey: /home/Administrator/.ssh/id_rsa debug1: next auth method to try is keyboard-interactive debug1: authentications that can continue: publickey,password,keyboard-inte debug1: next auth method to try is password sgupta@sgupta's password: debug1: packet_send2: adding 64 (len 59 padlen 5 extra_pad 64) debug1: ssh-userauth2 successful: method password debug1: channel 0: new [client-session] debug1: send channel open 0 debug1: Entering interactive session. debug1: ssh_session2_setup: id 0 debug1: channel request 0: shell debug1: channel 0: open confirm rwindow 0 rmax 16384 debug1: client_input_channel_req: channel 0 rtype exit-status reply 0 Last login: Tue Mar 5 12:06:47 2002 from ntempestini1.epylon.lan Fanfare!!! You are successfully logged in to this server!!! setgid: Invalid argument debug1: channel 0: rcvd eof debug1: channel 0: output open -> drain debug1: channel 0: rcvd close debug1: channel 0: input open -> closed debug1: channel 0: close_read debug1: channel 0: obuf empty debug1: channel 0: output drain -> closed debug1: channel 0: close_write debug1: channel 0: almost dead debug1: channel 0: gc: notify user debug1: channel 0: gc: user detached debug1: channel 0: send close debug1: channel 0: is dead debug1: channel 0: garbage collecting debug1: channel_free: channel 0: client-session, nchannels 1 Connection to sgupta closed. debug1: Transferred: stdin 0, stdout 0, stderr 30 bytes in 0.5 seconds debug1: Bytes per second: stdin 0.0, stdout 0.0, stderr 64.0 debug1: Exit status 1 Any Idea where is the problem. I am able to connect to ssh using local account (Administrator). Sanjay -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/