From: Corinna Vinschen <corinna-cygwin@cygwin.com>
To: cygwin@cygwin.com
Subject: Re: sshd/SYSTEM account/OS version and Cygwin "bitness" limitations
Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2019 09:59:00 -0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20190329095937.GD4096@calimero.vinschen.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <31d69fd2-4906-4e32-29ca-d5bedb31088d@SystematicSw.ab.ca>
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On Mar 28 17:18, Brian Inglis wrote:
> On 2019-03-28 15:36, Bill Stewart wrote:
> > I am trying to understand the limitations when running sshd using the
> > SYSTEM account.
> > Is the following complete and correct?
> > ==========
> > OS_version* OS_bitness sshd_bitness Notes
> > --------------------------------------------------
> > < 6.3 64-bit 32-bit Note 1
> > < 6.3 64-bit 64-bit Note 2
> > < 6.3 32-bit 32-bit Note 2
> >> = 6.3 64-bit 64-bit No problems
> >> = 6.3 64-bit 32-bit No problems
> >> = 6.3 32-bit 32-bit No problems
> > * "< 6.3" = "older than Windows 8.1/Server 2012 R2"; ">= 6.3" = "at least
> > Windows 8.1/Server 2012 R2"
> > Note 1: sshd cannot authenticate local accounts, but it can authenticate
> > domain accounts.
> > Note 2: sshd can't authenticate local accounts after a reboot unless
> > another logon happens first.
> > Unfortunate implication of Note 1: 32-bit version of sshd running as SYSTEM
> > account on OS < 6.3 on non-domain member computer cannot authenticate any
> > accounts.
>
> cygstart /usr/share/doc/Cygwin/html/ntsec.html
Or https://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/ntsec.html
AFAIK, the only problem left are OS versions 6.0 (Vista/2008)
and 6.1 (7/2008R2), and only 32 bit Cygwin running under WOW64,
*not* 32 bit Cygwin running on a 32 bit Windows.
Corinna
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Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2019-03-28 21:37 Bill Stewart
2019-03-28 23:18 ` Brian Inglis
2019-03-29 9:59 ` Corinna Vinschen [this message]
2019-03-29 14:41 ` Bill Stewart
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