I don't completely understand your issue. First, It's 'ssh-host-config'
Second. Is your ssh daemon running ? Type 'sc query sshd' and let tell me what state it is in. Third, You can change the permission of /var/empty/ 'chown -R userid /var/empty' Most likley system will need to be the owner. - Kristofer J Ciersezwski -- 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/