Changing users over ssh file creation masks ?

I have a couple of users logging onto a windows pc running cygwin with openssh and svn. Essentially the ssh connection is used purely for svn. When they connect via svn+ssh, the authorized_keys file contains a "command=/usr/bin/svnserve" entry to run an svnserve command on the server. It all works

Connect browser via ssh tunnel to local server ?

Hi, I have a question re connecting a browser over ssh to a local apache server? I have an internal apache server used by local network users. This is not exposed on the internet at all. I have a couple of outside linux users who have ssh accounts on the apache server machine, so they can open a sh

Re: Connect browser via ssh tunnel to local server ?

Tony Benham benhamhouse.co.uk> writes: > Hi, > I have a question re connecting a browser over ssh to a local apache > server? I have an internal apache server used by local network users. > This is not exposed on the internet at all. I have a couple of outside > linux users who

Re: Connect browser via ssh tunnel to local server ?

Brian Dessent dessent.net> writes: > Sure, just "ssh -D server" and then configure the browser to use a > socks proxy on localhost:, where is some available local port > number. Now all browser traffic goes through the tunnel, and the > internal site can be accessed in whatever way

login causes fatal error ?

I'm running cygwin on a W2003 server box. If I start a bash shell, and then use th login command I get an error like login: name Password: 2 [main] login 4896 d:\cygwin\bin\login.exe; ***fatal error*** - CrrateFileMapping Global\cygwin1S4.S-1-5-21-1972766367-317715538-1856.1, win32 error 5. Termina

syslog-ng-config errors

I've decided to run syslog-ng on my cygwin installation. I updated to latest version 2.0.5.1. When I run syslog-ng-config I get four errors setfacl : illegal acl entries Is this to be expected ? I then modified syslog-ng.conf to change root group to Administrators as I don't have a root group in

Re: syslog-ng-config errors

Corinna Vinschen cygwin.com> writes: > > On Nov 12 18:22, Tony Benham wrote: > > I've decided to run syslog-ng on my cygwin installation. I updated to latest > > version 2.0.5.1. When I run syslog-ng-config I get four errors > > setfacl : illegal acl entries

Re: syslog-ng-config errors

Dave Korn artimi.com> writes: > > On 13 November 2007 10:25, Tony Benham wrote: > > > I ran mkpasswd -d domain >> /etc/passwd to recreate passwd. But the problem > > remains. I cannot see the SYSTEM user in the file. Is there a switch for > > mkpasswd I n

Limit access via openssh?

This isn't strictly a cygwin question, but I'm using cygwin ssh implementation. I have an external user that uses ssh & public key to open a tunnel to my windows server running cygwin. They use the tunnel to connect to an apache server inside our network. This all works fine. What I want to do is t

SSH session "Closed by remote host"

I have cygwin with ssh using public key installed on a windows machine, and I've been able to login from another machine fine until recently. If I connect via ssh, the client is authenticated, but then the remote host closes the connection. It does this if I run ssh localhost on the ssh server or

Rbash in cygwin ?

I'm looking for rbash in the cygwin packages but I couldn't see it ? Is this correct ? -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin

Re: Rbash in cygwin ?

Eric Blake byu.net> writes: > > rbash as in restricted-bash? If so, 'bash -r' or 'cp /bin/bash > /bin/rbash; rbash' will try to do what you want. However, I make no > claims that the restricted mode of bash is secure, only that it will > perform the restrictions mentioned in 'man bash'. Which