On Wed, 31 Jul 2024, Brian Inglis via Cygwin wrote: > On 2024-07-31 13:16, Jim McNamara via Cygwin wrote: > > Hi- > > > > I am running into a little difficulty with openssh can you please assist ? > > > > thanks jim > > > > ./cygrunsrv --install sshd -d "Cygwin SSHD" -p /usr/bin/sshd -a "-D" > > ./cygrunsrv: Given path doesn't point to a valid executable > > Try `./cygrunsrv --help' for more information. > > > > there is no sshd folder in /etc off of cygdrive > > > > I think i have the latest package my setup version is > > > > cygcheck (cygwin) 3.5.3 > > System Checker for Cygwin > > > > $ cygcheck.exe -i openssh > > Fetching setup.ini from cygwin.com... > > > > Installed package: > > ------------------ > > > > Name : openssh > > Version : 9.8p1 > > Release : 1 > > Architecture: x86_64 > > Install Date: Wed Jul 31 15:03:46 2024 > > Size : 1073376 (1 M) > > Categories : Net > > Source : openssh-9.8p1-1-src.tar.xz > > Summary : The OpenSSH server and client programs > > Description : > > OpenSSH is a program for logging into a remote machine and for > > executing commands on a remote machine. It can replace rlogin and > > rsh, > > providing encrypted communication between two machines. > > Sent with Proton Mail secure email. > > > > As documented in /usr/share/doc/Cygwin/openssh.README start by reading then > running /usr/bin/ssh-host-config to set up your keys and the server. > > If required, you can later tweak your server setup by changing > /etc/sshd_config and/or Windows `sc config sshd ...= ...` options. > > Always ensure that Windows sshd and other related services are not running > and are disabled or deleted before attempting to set up Cygwin sshd, as > Windows likes to litter your system with unnecessary services which make > your system vulnerable as they are rarely updated: > > $ sc qc sshd > [SC] QueryServiceConfig SUCCESS > > SERVICE_NAME: sshd > TYPE : 10 WIN32_OWN_PROCESS > START_TYPE : 4 DISABLED > ERROR_CONTROL : 1 NORMAL > BINARY_PATH_NAME : C:\WINDOWS\System32\OpenSSH\sshd.exe > LOAD_ORDER_GROUP : > TAG : 0 > DISPLAY_NAME : OpenSSH SSH Server > DEPENDENCIES : > SERVICE_START_NAME : LocalSystem > $ `cygpath -S`/OpenSSH/sshd -V # current LibreSSL is > 3.9.2 > unknown option -- V > OpenSSH_for_Windows_8.1p1, LibreSSL 3.0.2 # 2019 releases > usage: sshd [-46DdeiqTt] [-C connection_spec] [-c host_cert_file] > [-E log_file] [-f config_file] [-g login_grace_time] > [-h host_key_file] [-o option] [-p port] [-u len] > $ sshd -V > OpenSSH_9.8p1, OpenSSL 3.0.14 4 Jun 2024 > > [I sometimes overwrite Windows security risks with Cygwin equivalents for > safety's sake just in case.]
Making use of the above to disable the Windows' OpenSSH SSH Server with 'sc config sshd start= disabled' I had to also disable the incoming firewall rule for OpenSSH SSH Server Preview (sshd) (and create one for CYGWIN cygsshd) Connections were timing out with no program to connect to. -- Greg "Dr Bean" Matheson Teaching: brain surgery http://drbean.sdf.org with a blunt instrument drb...@freeshell.org --Dr Bean -- Problem reports: https://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: https://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: https://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: https://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
