OK, visit <http://cygwin.com/problems.html> and provide the requested info. Also, send along (attached too) your /etc/passwd and /etc/group files. The actual transcript of your attempt to run chown would be helpful too.
cygrunsrv -E <service name> followed by cygrunsrv -R <service name> will stop and remove a service. Larry At 06:04 PM 9/1/2003, Dan Adams you wrote: >I tried the directions at the site, and when it did the chown system.system >/var/empty command. It errors out, saying that the user is unknown. It seems >to not want to start the service after that point. Any more suggestions. >Also does anyone know how to remove a service from the listong in Win2k once >it is no longer desired. I am hoping to change from telnet/ftp to ssh access >which means I would be able to get rid of the service of inetd that is in my >win2k control panel thing. > >Dan Adams - [EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://www.infochi.com > > >"Larry Hall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message >news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> At 05:28 PM 9/1/2003, Krzysztof Duleba you wrote: >> >Dan Adams" wrote >> > >> >> Does anyone know if there is either a script that will automate the >> >process >> >> of setting up an ssh server? Or is there a tutorial setup page? >> > >> >http://tech.erdelynet.com/cygwin-sshd.html >> >> >> And please follow-up with any questions generated from following the >> directions at this site with tech.erdelynet.com. The supported >information >> for setting up Cygwin's OpenSSH distribution is >> /usr/doc/Cygwin/openssh-*.README. It's the only source of information >this >> list will entertain questions about. >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com >> RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office >> 838 Washington Street (508) 893-9889 - FAX >> Holliston, MA 01746 >> >> > > > > >-- >Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple >Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html >Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html >FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/