Well, "chmod -R 777 /var" did the trick, but is it advisable to do this, or do I only have to chmod 777 on one or more specific subfolders of /var?If so, which one?
"chnod 777 /var" did not help. -- "Olav" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> skrev i melding news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Hi, > > When running "$ ssh-host-config -y" after installing cygwin - for the > firts > time - on a Win XP Pro SP3 machine, there are some problem that > occurs.Please see the output below. The Cygwin Setup.exe is v2.573.2.2. > If I run the "ssh-host-config " and leaving out the '-y', and answer 'no' > to > the "Should privilege separation be used?" query, then the rest of the > config process works well, and I can start and use the sshd service. > > How do I solve the warnings shown below, so I hopefully can make use of > separate privilege? > The Readme.privsep didn't help much.The commands listed in the file was > not > found on the system(Most of them) > > Thanks for your time and support! > -- > > ///////////////////////////Output > Starts///////////////////////////////////////////////////// > $ ssh-host-config -y > *** Query: Overwrite existing /etc/ssh_config file? (yes/no) yes > *** Info: Creating default /etc/ssh_config file > *** Query: Overwrite existing /etc/sshd_config file? (yes/no) yes > *** Info: Creating default /etc/sshd_config file > *** Info: Privilege separation is set to yes by default since OpenSSH 3.3. > *** Info: However, this requires a non-privileged account called 'sshd'. > *** Info: For more info on privilege separation read > /usr/share/doc/openssh/README.privsep. > *** Query: Should privilege separation be used? (yes/no) yes > *** Warning: The permissions on the directory /var are not correct. > *** Warning: They must match the regexp d..x..x..x > *** ERROR: Problem with /var directory. Exiting. > ///////////////////////////Output > Ends///////////////////////////////////////////////////// > > > > > > -- 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/
