Actually, the error is real. At the time that you logged in your home directory did not exist. There are some Cygwin processes (not sure which) that are very helpful and will automatically create the home dir for you. I think I saw the code in /etc/profile. It won't, however, do anything specific to ssh.
On Fri, 5 Apr 2002, Philip Flip Kromer wrote: > Hello, > > I followed the recipe for setting up sshd under cygwin at > http://tech.erdelynet.com/cygwin-sshd.asp > > Everything worked swimmingly, except.. > tick:~$ ssh me@localhost > me@localhost's password: > Fanfare!!! > You are successfully logged in to this server!!! > Could not chdir to home directory /h/me: No such file or directory > > ..for the error message about not being able to find the home directory. > sshd would still log me in, and would still set me in my home directory > (which does exist). The only problem (besides just annoyance) is that > it also would not find my ~/.ssh to do RSA authentication with. > > Some other people have reported this error; see > http://www.cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/1999-09/msg00276.html > http://www.cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2000-09/msg00032.html > http://www.cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2000-10/msg00758.html > http://www.cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2000-11/msg01274.html > > Nobody seems to have posted a fix or reason for the error; but if I run > sshd under my account, rather than the SYSTEM account, it finds the home > directories and RSA authentication works. > > I ran > $ cygrunsrv -R sshd > > to stop the ssh daemon, then > > $ chmod me:users /var/log/sshd.log > $ cygrunsrv -I sshd -d "SSHD" -p /usr/sbin/sshd -a "-D" -u Me \ > -e "CYGWIN=binmode ntsec tty" > $ cygrunsrv -S sshd > > to load and start the new sshd. I also made sure I had "Log on as > Service" rights on the local machine. > > 1) Is it in any way a bad idea to run sshd as a local user? > 2) Why was the SYSTEM account not successfully finding my home dir? > It is mounted on a FAT32 partition, so I don't think it's a > permissions issue. I also tried various combinations of dirs in > /etc/passwd. > > Well, if you're having this problem see if it helps to do this; and if I > am doing a Dumb Thing please let me know. My configuration info is below. > > Cheers, > flip > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > My /etc/passwd, system IDs elided: > everyone:*:0:0:,S-1-1-0:: > system:*:18:18:,S-1-5-18:: > admins:*:544:544:,S-1-5-32-544:: > admin:*:500:544:U-HOST\Administrator,S-1-5-21-...-500:/h/me:/bin/bash > me:*:1003:544:U-HOST\me,S-1-5-21-...-1003:/h/me:/bin/bash > guest:*:501:513:U-HOST\Guest,S-1-5-21-...-501:/h/guest:/bin/false > > my /etc/group > everyone:S-1-1-0:0: > system:S-1-5-18:18: > none:S-1-5-21-...-513:513: > adminis:S-1-5-32-544:544: > guests:S-1-5-32-546:546: > powers:S-1-5-32-547:547: > users:S-1-5-32-545:545: > usercyg:S-1-5-21-...-1201:1201: > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Environment variables [Control Panel/System Properties/System variables]: > > SHELL /bin/bash.exe > HOME /h/me > CYGWIN binmode ntsec tty > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Output of "cygcheck -s": > > Cygwin Win95/NT Configuration Diagnostics > Current System Time: Fri Apr 05 01:43:24 2002 > > Windows XP Professional Ver 5.1 Build 2600 > > Path: C:\unix\bin > C:\unix\sbin > C:\unix\bin > C:\unix\usr\local\bin > C:\unix\usr\X11R6\bin > c:\apps\utils > c:\windows > c:\windows\system32 > c:\windows\system32\wbem > c:\apps\Applications\Matlab\bin\win32 > > SysDir: C:\WINDOWS\System32 > WinDir: C:\WINDOWS > CYGWIN = `binmode ntsec' > HOME = `h:\me' > LD_LIBRARY_PATH = `\lib:\usr\lib\:\usr\local\lib:\usr\X11R6\lib\' > MAKE_MODE = `unix' > PWD = `/h/me' > USER = `me' > > Use `-r' to scan registry > > a: fd N/A N/A > c: hd NTFS 4996Mb 84% CP CS UN PA FC Chairface > f: net NTFS 51677Mb 65% CP CS PA me > h: hd FAT32 9654Mb 60% CP UN THRAKKORZOG > m: hd FAT32 23285Mb 90% CP UN MRMENTAL > r: cd N/A N/A > u: net NTFS 51677Mb 65% CP CS PA users > > . / user binmode,noumount > C:/unix / system binmode > C:/unix/bin /usr/bin system binmode > C:/unix/lib /usr/lib system binmode > > Found: C:\unix\bin\bash.exe > Found: C:\unix\bin\cat.exe > Found: C:\unix\bin\cpp.exe > Found: C:\unix\bin\find.exe > Found: C:\unix\bin\gcc.exe > Found: C:\unix\bin\gdb.exe > Found: C:\unix\bin\ld.exe > Found: C:\unix\bin\ls.exe > Found: C:\unix\bin\make.exe > Found: C:\unix\bin\sh.exe > > 56k 2000/12/03 C:\unix\bin\cygbz21.0.dll > 621k 2002/01/16 C:\unix\bin\cygcrypto.dll > 45k 2001/04/25 C:\unix\bin\cygform5.dll > 35k 2002/01/09 C:\unix\bin\cygform6.dll > 19k 2002/02/20 C:\unix\bin\cyggdbm.dll > 17k 2001/06/28 C:\unix\bin\cyghistory4.dll > 20k 2002/01/13 C:\unix\bin\cyghistory5.dll > 22k 2001/12/13 C:\unix\bin\cygintl-1.dll > 22k 2002/01/29 C:\unix\bin\cygintl.dll > 81k 2001/10/20 C:\unix\bin\cygitcl30.dll > 35k 2001/10/20 C:\unix\bin\cygitk30.dll > 25k 2002/03/17 C:\unix\bin\cygltdl-3.dll > 26k 2001/04/25 C:\unix\bin\cygmenu5.dll > 20k 2002/01/09 C:\unix\bin\cygmenu6.dll > 156k 2001/04/25 C:\unix\bin\cygncurses++5.dll > 175k 2002/01/09 C:\unix\bin\cygncurses++6.dll > 226k 2001/04/25 C:\unix\bin\cygncurses5.dll > 202k 2002/01/09 C:\unix\bin\cygncurses6.dll > 15k 2001/04/25 C:\unix\bin\cygpanel5.dll > 12k 2002/01/09 C:\unix\bin\cygpanel6.dll > 40k 2001/11/21 C:\unix\bin\cygpcre.dll > 39k 2001/11/21 C:\unix\bin\cygpcreposix.dll > 108k 2001/06/28 C:\unix\bin\cygreadline4.dll > 121k 2002/01/13 C:\unix\bin\cygreadline5.dll > 66k 2001/11/20 C:\unix\bin\cygregex.dll > 156k 2002/01/16 C:\unix\bin\cygssl.dll > 253k 2002/02/10 C:\unix\bin\cygtiff3.dll > 623k 2001/10/20 C:\unix\bin\cygtk80.dll > 50k 2002/03/12 C:\unix\bin\cygz.dll > 751k 2002/02/25 C:\unix\bin\cygwin1.dll > Cygwin DLL version info: > DLL version: 1.3.10 > DLL epoch: 19 > DLL bad signal mask: 19005 > DLL old termios: 5 > DLL malloc env: 28 > API major: 0 > API minor: 51 > Shared data: 3 > DLL identifier: cygwin1 > Mount registry: 2 > Cygnus registry name: Cygnus Solutions > Cygwin registry name: Cygwin > Program options name: Program Options > Cygwin mount registry name: mounts v2 > Cygdrive flags: cygdrive flags > Cygdrive prefix: cygdrive prefix > Cygdrive default prefix: > Build date: Mon Feb 25 11:14:34 EST 2002 > Shared id: cygwin1S3 > > > Cygwin Package Information > Package Version > ash 20020131-1 > ... > bash 2.05a-3 > ... > cygrunsrv 0.95-1 > cygutils 1.0.0-1 > cygwin 1.3.10-1 > ... > openssh 3.1p1-1 > openssl 0.9.6c-2 > > > > > -- > 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/ > -- Prentis Brooks | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | 703-265-0914 | AIM: PrentisBrooks Senior System Administrator - Web Infrastructure & Security A knight is sworn to valor. 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