ssh slow login due to "USERDOMAIN" being set?

ssh slow login due to "USERDOMAIN" being set?

[Andre Loker]

Hello,

I'm experiencing long delays (~10 seconds) when I try to login into a 
server running cygwin 1.7.13 using ssh. The symptoms are basically the 
same as described here: http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2012-02/msg00844.html

I somehow have the feeling that it is network related, more specifically 
the problems appeared (if I remember correctly) after I changed the 
computer name of the server.

cygcheck -srv now prints

HOSTNAME = 'loker-it'
...
USERDOMAIN = 'RS200313'
...
COMPUTERNAME = 'RS200313'

The server is a rented root server and is NOT in a domain. Originally 
the name was  'RS200313', but I renamed it (in Windows' Advanced System 
Settings -> Computer Name) to 'loker-it'. I have the feeling that cygwin 
thinks the server is in a domain. How can I tell cygwin not to set 
USERDOMAIN? And while we're at it: how can I set COMPUTERNAME? Can I 
simply export the variable?

Please let me know if you need more information.

Thanks for your answers!

Regards,
Andre Loker



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Re: ssh slow login due to "USERDOMAIN" being set?

[Larry Hall (Cygwin)]

On 4/9/2012 1:44 PM, Andre Loker wrote:
<snip>

> The server is a rented root server and is NOT in a domain. Originally the
> name was 'RS200313', but I renamed it (in Windows' Advanced System Settings
> -> Computer Name) to 'loker-it'. I have the feeling that cygwin thinks the
> server is in a domain. How can I tell cygwin not to set USERDOMAIN? And
> while we're at it: how can I set COMPUTERNAME? Can I simply export the
> variable?

No.  These come from Windows, so you want to make the changes there.
Perhaps this link will help some?

<http://support.microsoft.com/kb/295017>

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Re: ssh slow login due to "USERDOMAIN" being set?

[Andre Loker]

Am 09.04.2012 20:15, schrieb Larry Hall (Cygwin):
> On 4/9/2012 1:44 PM, Andre Loker wrote:
> <snip>
>
>> The server is a rented root server and is NOT in a domain. Originally 
>> the
>> name was 'RS200313', but I renamed it (in Windows' Advanced System 
>> Settings
>> -> Computer Name) to 'loker-it'. I have the feeling that cygwin 
>> thinks the
>> server is in a domain. How can I tell cygwin not to set USERDOMAIN? And
>> while we're at it: how can I set COMPUTERNAME? Can I simply export the
>> variable?
>
> No.  These come from Windows, so you want to make the changes there.
> Perhaps this link will help some?
>
> <http://support.microsoft.com/kb/295017>
>
It's totally embarrassing, but restarting the server solved the problem. 
Doh!

Apparently I didn't restart the server after renaming it and as a result 
cygwin got the two names mixed up. I had made sure to double check the 
Window settings and they showed the expected values. My excuses for not 
trying the obvious and thanks a lot for the answer.

Regards,
Andre


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