Re: CSIH csih_get_cygenv function (was Re: permission problems with ssh-host-config)

2009-01-28 Thread Corinna Vinschen
On Jan 28 10:17, Charles Wilson wrote: > Corinna Vinschen wrote: > > What I'm planning to do is this: > > > > - In cygwin-service-installation-helper.sh I would like to drop the > > check for the content of CYGWIN entirely. > > OK. Fine. I'll apply a patch at one point today. > > - In ssh-ho

Re: CSIH csih_get_cygenv function (was Re: permission problems with ssh-host-config)

2009-01-28 Thread Charles Wilson
Corinna Vinschen wrote: > What was the exact reason to restrict the input for the CYGWIN settings > in csih? I don't quite understand why a lot of options are disallowed > at all, for instance "winsymlinks", "ntea", etc. Inherited from pre-existing code (either old ssh-*-config or exim-config).

Re: CSIH csih_get_cygenv function (was Re: permission problems with ssh-host-config)

2009-01-28 Thread Corinna Vinschen
On Jan 28 12:21, Corinna Vinschen wrote: > What I'm planning to do is this: > > - In cygwin-service-installation-helper.sh I would like to drop the > check for the content of CYGWIN entirely. > > - In ssh-host-config I'd like to set the default for the CYGWIN settings > to an empty string.

CSIH csih_get_cygenv function (was Re: permission problems with ssh-host-config)

2009-01-28 Thread Corinna Vinschen
Hi Chuck, On Jan 28 11:19, Corinna Vinschen wrote: > On Jan 27 19:35, Siegmar Gross wrote: > > *** Info: Note that the CYGWIN variable must contain at least "ntsec" > > *** Info: for sshd to be able to change user context without password. > > *** Query: Enter the value of CYGWIN for the daemon: [

Re: permission problems with ssh-host-config

2009-01-28 Thread Corinna Vinschen
On Jan 27 19:35, Siegmar Gross wrote: > *** Info: Note that the CYGWIN variable must contain at least "ntsec" > *** Info: for sshd to be able to change user context without password. > *** Query: Enter the value of CYGWIN for the daemon: [ntsec] ntsec tty server > *** ERROR: Only [no] "check_case:s

Re: permission problems with ssh-host-config

2009-01-27 Thread Christopher Faylor
On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 07:35:44PM +0100, Siegmar Gross wrote: >Why doesn't the script allow the values "ntsec tty server" for CYGWIN >any longer although "cygserver" needs "server" in CYGWIN? Presumably because sshd doesn't need server and it certainly doesn't need "tty". cgf -- Unsubscribe inf

permission problems with ssh-host-config

2009-01-27 Thread Siegmar Gross
Hi, I have installed Cygwin on Windows XP SP3 (NTFS) with the latest patches. When I tried to configure secure shell I got the following errors. $ /usr/bin/ssh-host-config *** Info: Generating /etc/ssh_host_key *** Info: Generating /etc/ssh_host_rsa_key *** Info: Generating /etc/ssh_host_dsa_key