On Fri, Apr 27, 2007 at 01:26:50PM -0400, Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote: >Christopher Faylor wrote: >> On Fri, Apr 27, 2007 at 11:51:29AM -0400, Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote: >>> Will/Strobel wrote: >>>> Objective: ssh into windows run to wmic.exe >>>> >>>> Problem: when calling wmic.exe cmd line hangs, the process is being >>>> created, >>>> but nothing else. Once you kill wmic.exe it releases the cmd line back. >>>> >>>> Is there an issue with wmic or is there an environment var I need to set? >>> 'ssh' uses a pty by default for I/O which Windows programs don't understand. >>> See the information on 'tty' at: >>> >>> <http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/using-cygwinenv.html> >>> >>> I haven't tried installing 'sshd' without 'tty' set. And, of course, >>> if this works, it will only work from a command prompt window. Cygwin >>> terminals (rxvt, xterm) won't work because they use ptys. >> >> If sshd needs to have tty set that is a bug. There should be no reason for >> it and it actually could make sshd run slightly slower. > >Ugh, you're right. This isn't the default. I have it set in my environment >for some reason. Still, if 'tty' is set in the CYGWIN environment variable >or the OP is sshing from rxvt/xterm, ptys could still be a problem.
Hmm. I wonder what happens if you set CYGWIN=tty in an environment which doesn't have an attached console. I guess you're right. That could be a problem. cgf -- 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/
