Simple workaround: Change the compatibility to "Windows XP" in the properties of ssh.exe (I tested this with binary OpenSSH 3.5p1)
Siva-8 wrote: > > Re: binary distro of OpenSSH 3.8.1p1 > > I've been unable to use Cygwin's OpenSSH on Vista w/public key > authentication because ssh.exe always states the file permissions on the > private key file--"id_rsa"--are too open. > > I've used the chmod.exe utility to change the permissions on the id_rsa > file to 600, but ssh.exe still pops up with the same error message. > > I've also used Windows' cacls.exe command to alter the ACLs for the file > to be ONLY read-accesible to the current user, and the same thing happens. > > This behavior DOES NOT occur on XP and 2000 when I try it, i. e. > chmod.exe WORKS on these OSs to change id_rsa's permissions so that > ssh.exe is happy (i. e. to 0600). > > Is there a specific bona-fide way to set the id_rsa file's permission to > always be acceptable to Cygwin SSH on Vista, in addition to the other > Windows OSs? > > Let me know. Thanks. > > > > -- > 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/ > > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Private-key-file-permissions-w-Cygwin-OpenSSH-on-Vista-tp11369349p16217864.html Sent from the Cygwin list mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- 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/
