Every time I use ssh to a machine I get the fingerprint warnings like it's the first time I've ssh-ed to that machine. I've narrowed it down to have something to do with my `db_home` being set to `/cygdrive/c/%U` in `nsswitch.conf`. I have it set to this value because I want my Cygwin home folder to be the home folder of my computer. Since I'm on an Active Directory network if I set `db_home` to `windows` then my home folder is on a network file server rather than my desktop.
I can't see any reason that ssh isn't able to properly use my `.ssh` folder. Am I missing something, or is this a bug? Below is sample output of ssh, the permissions of my `.ssh/` folder and files, and the contents of my `/etc/nsswitch.conf`. ``` $ ssh destination Could not create directory '/cygdrive/c/bkboulton/.ssh'. The authenticity of host 'destination (192.168.11.7)' can't be established. RSA key fingerprint is SHA256:WKewPf3j9Vljltmsnr/cwZmr0XBy8L5E6Chwp1gWK4g. Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)? ``` Permissions of my `/cygdrive/c/bkboulton/.ssh` folder ar `drwx------+`. Permissions on all file in that folder are `-rw-r--r--`. ``` $ cat /etc/nsswitch.conf # /etc/nsswitch.conf # # passwd: files db # group: files db db_home: /cygdrive/c/%U #cygwin desc db_shell: /usr/bin/zsh # db_gecos: cygwin desc ``` -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
