Re: ssh configuration that is pulling my hair out!

2004-01-27 Thread Larry Hall
At 11:37 AM 1/27/2004, Brian Ford you wrote: >On Tue, 27 Jan 2004, Larry Hall wrote: > >> To me, that suggests that we need to either have a way to optionally >> start the configuration of packages from setup.exe and/or somehow queue >> the user into the READMEs. >> >Technically, the FAQ should hav

RE: ssh configuration that is pulling my hair out!

2004-01-27 Thread Larry Hall
At 11:25 AM 1/27/2004, Edward W. Rouse you wrote: >> -Original Message- >> >> At 11:03 AM 1/27/2004, Larry Hall you wrote: >> >At 03:03 AM 1/27/2004, Brian Dessent you wrote: >> >>Larry Hall wrote: >> >> > >> > >> >To me, that suggests that we need to either have a way to optionally >> >

Re: ssh configuration that is pulling my hair out!

2004-01-27 Thread Brian Ford
On Tue, 27 Jan 2004, Larry Hall wrote: > To me, that suggests that we need to either have a way to optionally > start the configuration of packages from setup.exe and/or somehow queue > the user into the READMEs. > Technically, the FAQ should have accomplished that under "Where's the documentation

RE: ssh configuration that is pulling my hair out!

2004-01-27 Thread Edward W. Rouse
Edward W. Rouse ComSquared Systems, Inc. Lead Developer, UniSearch Process Optimizer (R) > -Original Message- > > At 11:03 AM 1/27/2004, Larry Hall you wrote: > >At 03:03 AM 1/27/2004, Brian Dessent you wrote: > >>Larry Hall wrote: > >> > > > >To me, that suggests that we need to

Re: ssh configuration that is pulling my hair out!

2004-01-27 Thread Larry Hall
At 11:03 AM 1/27/2004, Larry Hall you wrote: >At 03:03 AM 1/27/2004, Brian Dessent you wrote: >>Larry Hall wrote: >> >>> Precisely. The idea of adding to the FAQ for something that should be >>> obvious goes against my grain but I'm OK with the notion if doing so >>> addresses a problem. But, at

Re: ssh configuration that is pulling my hair out!

2004-01-27 Thread Larry Hall
At 03:03 AM 1/27/2004, Brian Dessent you wrote: >Larry Hall wrote: > >> Precisely. The idea of adding to the FAQ for something that should be >> obvious goes against my grain but I'm OK with the notion if doing so >> addresses a problem. But, at least to me, this one seems way off to one >> end

Re: ssh configuration that is pulling my hair out!

2004-01-27 Thread Brian Dessent
Larry Hall wrote: > Precisely. The idea of adding to the FAQ for something that should be > obvious goes against my grain but I'm OK with the notion if doing so > addresses a problem. But, at least to me, this one seems way off to one > end of "obviousness" so I have to question the "obvious" s

Re: ssh configuration that is pulling my hair out!

2004-01-26 Thread Christopher Faylor
On Mon, Jan 26, 2004 at 11:16:26AM -0800, Shankar Unni wrote: >Christopher Faylor wrote: > >>I actually suspect that this is one of many cases where a FAQ entry >>would be of little help and I'm always wary of adding so much verbiage >>to the FAQ that it becomes unusable. > >I suppose it's the same

Re: ssh configuration that is pulling my hair out!

2004-01-26 Thread Shankar Unni
Christopher Faylor wrote: I actually suspect that this is one of many cases where a FAQ entry would be of little help and I'm always wary of adding so much verbiage to the FAQ that it becomes unusable. I suppose it's the same thought process that prompts people who install 3rd party products buil

Re: ssh configuration that is pulling my hair out!

2004-01-26 Thread Larry Hall
At 01:41 PM 1/26/2004, Christopher Faylor you wrote: >On Mon, Jan 26, 2004 at 06:34:29PM -, Dave Korn wrote: >>>-Original Message- >>>From: cygwin-owner On Behalf Of Larry Hall >> >>>Otherwise, adding what should be obvious to the FAQ isn't going to pass >>>muster. The FAQ isn't the pl

Re: ssh configuration that is pulling my hair out!

2004-01-26 Thread Christopher Faylor
On Mon, Jan 26, 2004 at 06:34:29PM -, Dave Korn wrote: >>-Original Message- >>From: cygwin-owner On Behalf Of Larry Hall > >>Otherwise, adding what should be obvious to the FAQ isn't going to pass >>muster. The FAQ isn't the place for the obvious. > >AYS? The FAQ is the place for _fre

RE: ssh configuration that is pulling my hair out!

2004-01-26 Thread Dave Korn
> -Original Message- > From: cygwin-owner On Behalf Of Larry Hall > Otherwise, adding what should be obvious to the FAQ isn't > going to pass muster. The FAQ isn't the place for the obvious. AYS? The FAQ is the place for _frequently_ asked questions, and I've always assumed that f

Re: ssh configuration that is pulling my hair out!

2004-01-26 Thread Larry Hall
At 12:21 PM 1/26/2004, Jose Gilberto Torres you wrote: >>I feel like a broken record on this subject. If you followed the >>instructions for setting up sshd under Cygwin from a different site, >>why are you asking for help here on the Cygwin list when you are having >>problems with instructions g

Re: ssh configuration that is pulling my hair out!

2004-01-26 Thread Jose Gilberto Torres
I feel like a broken record on this subject. If you followed the instructions for setting up sshd under Cygwin from a different site, why are you asking for help here on the Cygwin list when you are having problems with instructions garnered from another site? tech.erdelynet.com != cygwin.com.

Re: ssh configuration that is pulling my hair out!

2004-01-24 Thread dwilson4life
In addition to making sure that the SYSTEM account is in the /etc/passwd file, you can change the permissions on a few directories (or check them to make sure that they at least resemble the following)before running the ssh-host-config routine: chown -R 544:544 /var chown -R 18:18 /var/log/sshd.lo

ssh configuration that is pulling my hair out!

2004-01-23 Thread Jose Gilberto Torres
Hello, I'm trying to setup sshd and I'm getting to success at all. Here's my situation. I've followed the instructions at http://tech.erdelynet.com/cygwin-sshd.html and when I run *ssh-host-config -y* I get this error message. To start the service, call `net start sshd' or `cygrunsrv -S sshd'