From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 32471 invoked by alias); 2 Sep 2003 02:38:32 -0000 Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Received: (qmail 32462 invoked from network); 2 Sep 2003 02:38:31 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ns2.prospeed.net) (12.46.111.140) by sources.redhat.com with SMTP; 2 Sep 2003 02:38:31 -0000 Received: from enterprise-e.cygwin.com ([12.46.110.44]) by ns2.prospeed.net (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id h822hhkn000751; Mon, 1 Sep 2003 22:43:43 -0400 Reply-To: Cygwin List Message-Id: <5.1.0.14.0.20030901223001.01f810c8@127.0.0.1> X-Sender: Date: Tue, 02 Sep 2003 02:38:00 -0000 To: "Dan Adams" , cygwin@cygwin.com From: Larry Hall Subject: Re: sshd setup question In-Reply-To: References: <5.1.0.14.0.20030901172200.01f49928@127.0.0.1> <5.1.0.14.0.20030901180444.01f69c90@127.0.0.1> <5.1.0.14.0.20030901200938.01f7e0c0@127.0.0.1> <5.1.0.14.0.20030901214533.01f6a988@127.0.0.1> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-SW-Source: 2003-09/txt/msg00075.txt.bz2 ssh-host-config creates /etc/ssh_host_key*. From your cygcheck output: 653k 2003/07/22 C:\Program Files\mysql\bin\cygwinb19.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cygwinb19.dll" v0.0 ts=1998/7/15 18:50 This will is trouble waiting to happen. Get rid of this DLL and update mysql as required. Larry At 10:25 PM 9/1/2003, Dan Adams you wrote: >I am guessing this questioning might shift a little with my latest finding. >Also, I have attached the cygcheck file thing that was requested at that >website. > >My latest finding is: >Could not load host key: /etc/ssh_host_key >Could not load host key: /etc/ssh_host_rsa_key >Could not load host key: /etc/ssh_host_dsa_key >Disabling protocol version 1. Could not load host key >Disabling protocol version 2. Could not load host key > >I found this when looking in the sshd.log file that is in that directory. >Relating to the permissions that that gentleman mentioned in his post on >this list, those directories (this may not be good though) have the >permissions for the system account. Is there anything that speaks about how >to create these keys? > >Dan > >"Larry Hall" wrote in message >news:5.1.0.14.0.20030901214533.01f6a988@127.0.0.1... >> OK, I'm not sure my efforts are paying off here. I'd recommend again that >> you visit . It's hard to figure things >> without a basis of information. However, you'll probably find looking >> in the email archives helpful. For instance, I found this with a simple >> search: >> >> >> >> Seems to describe your situation to a tee, complete with solution. Just >> one more reason not to use tech.erdelynet.com. Seems your problem is a >> common one when following the directions at this site. >> >> If this doesn't solve your problem, I suggest uninstalling ssh and >> reinstalling. Then, stay away from tech.erdelynet.com and just set >> things up as the Cygwin doc suggests. Otherwise, bug tech.erdelynet.com >> about it if you insist on using their advice. >> >> Larry >> >> >> At 09:40 PM 9/1/2003, Dan Adams you wrote: >> >The error it gives me when I try to start the service, after using the >> >ssh-host-config command to make the service, and using the cygrunsrv -S >sshd >> >command is: >> >cygrunsrv: Error starting a service: QueryServiceStatus: Win32 error >1062: >> >The service has not been started. >> >I am not sure if this will help at all, but I figured it might. >> > >> > >> >-- >> >Dan Adams - dan@infochi.com >> >http://www.infochi.com >> > >> > >> >"Dan Adams" wrote in message >> >news:bj0ruq$thn$1@sea.gmane.org... >> >> You mentioned that it is not reaching the server through ssh, is there >any >> >> way I can find out where the problem occurs at? I am using a command >line >> >of >> >> : >> >> ssh -p 422 localhost >> >> to do this, I am not sure where in the networking the problem might lie >> >at, >> >> is there any way that I can find out, or assist you in finding out? >> >> >> >> The reason I was trying it with inetd, partly because it mentioned it >on >> >the >> >> website of yours, is because I have it working correctly for a couple >of >> >> other services that are part of cygwin. >> >> >> >> One discrepancy I found between the website and the ssh-host-config >file >> >> that was installed on my machine is >> >> file: >> >> chown system.system /var/empty >> >> website >> >> chown system:system /var/empty >> >> >> >> How should this be? If you notice the website has a colon on that line, >> >the >> >> file has a period on that line. >> >> >> >> The website I am referring to is: >> >http://tech.erdelynet.com/cygwin-sshd.html >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Dan Adams - dan@infochi.com >> >> http://www.infochi.com >> >> >> >> >> >> "Larry Hall" wrote in message >> >> news:5.1.0.14.0.20030901200938.01f7e0c0@127.0.0.1... >> >> > You're not reaching the server. The read of the basic version >> >> identification >> >> > is failing. If the client and the server can't understand what >version >> >of >> >> > ssh is running on either end, they don't talk. So you're not >reaching >> >the >> >> > server through ssh. >> >> > >> >> > Sorry I don't know much about setting up ssh under inetd. Is there a >> >> reason >> >> > not to set it up as the documentation suggests? I can vouch for >things >> >> > working that way. >> >> > >> >> > Larry >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > At 06:38 PM 9/1/2003, Dan Adams you wrote: >> >> > >Thanks for the comment about cygrunsrv and the method of removing >> >service >> >> > >from win2k That worked well >> >> > > >> >> > >Since I have inetd working well. I have a telnet server and also a >FTP >> >> > >server, but neither is available outside of my firewall. I thought >that >> >I >> >> > >would try and see if I could use the sshd server that I just setup >via >> >> the >> >> > >inetd thing. When I did this, I got an error message of: >> >> > > >> >> > >ssh_exchange_identification: read: Connection reset by peer >> >> > > >> >> > >What would this mean? This is the only error message that I have >been >> >> > >getting from the ssh deamon when I try and connect, and even before >I >> >ran >> >> > >that setup script. >> >> > > >> >> > >Dan Adams - dan@infochi.com >> >> > >http://www.infochi.com >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > >"Larry Hall" wrote in message >> >> > >news:5.1.0.14.0.20030901180444.01f69c90@127.0.0.1... >> >> > >> OK, visit and provide the >requested >> >> > >info. >> >> > >> Also, send along (attached too) your /etc/passwd and /etc/group >> >files. >> >> > >The >> >> > >> actual transcript of your attempt to run chown would be helpful >too. >> >> > >> >> >> > >> cygrunsrv -E followed by cygrunsrv -R name> >> >> will >> >> > >> stop and remove a service. >> >> > >> >> >> > >> Larry >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> At 06:04 PM 9/1/2003, Dan Adams you wrote: >> >> > >> >I tried the directions at the site, and when it did the chown >> >> > >system.system >> >> > >> >/var/empty command. It errors out, saying that the user is >unknown. >> >It >> >> > >seems >> >> > >> >to not want to start the service after that point. Any more >> >> suggestions. >> >> > >> >Also does anyone know how to remove a service from the listong in >> >> Win2k >> >> > >once >> >> > >> >it is no longer desired. I am hoping to change from telnet/ftp to >> >ssh >> >> > >access >> >> > >> >which means I would be able to get rid of the service of inetd >that >> >is >> >> in >> >> > >my >> >> > >> >win2k control panel thing. >> >> > >> > >> >> > >> >Dan Adams - dan@infochi.com >> >> > >> >http://www.infochi.com >> >> > >> > >> >> > >> > >> >> > >> >"Larry Hall" wrote in message >> >> > >> >news:5.1.0.14.0.20030901172200.01f49928@127.0.0.1... >> >> > >> >> At 05:28 PM 9/1/2003, Krzysztof Duleba you wrote: >> >> > >> >> >Dan Adams" wrote >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> Does anyone know if there is either a script that will >automate >> >> the >> >> > >> >> >process >> >> > >> >> >> of setting up an ssh server? Or is there a tutorial setup >page? >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >http://tech.erdelynet.com/cygwin-sshd.html >> >> > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > >> >> And please follow-up with any questions generated from >following >> >the >> >> > >> >> directions at this site with tech.erdelynet.com. The supported >> >> > >> >information >> >> > >> >> for setting up Cygwin's OpenSSH distribution is >> >> > >> >> /usr/doc/Cygwin/openssh-*.README. It's the only source of >> >> information >> >> > >> >this >> >> > >> >> list will entertain questions about. >> >> > >> >> >> >> > >> >> Thanks, >> >> > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > >> >> Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com >> >> > >> >> RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK >> >Office >> >> > >> >> 838 Washington Street (508) 893-9889 - FAX >> >> > >> >> Holliston, MA 01746 >> >> > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > >> > >> >> > >> > >> >> > >> > >> >> > >> > >> >> > >> >-- >> >> > >> >Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple >> >> > >> >Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html >> >> > >> >Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html >> >> > >> >FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > >-- >> >> > >Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple >> >> > >Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html >> >> > >Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html >> >> > >FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ >> >> > >> >> > -- >> >> > Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com >> >> > RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office >> >> > 838 Washington Street (508) 893-9889 - FAX >> >> > Holliston, MA 01746 >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >-- >> >Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple >> >Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html >> >Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html >> >FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ >> >> > > > > > > >-- >Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple >Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html >Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html >FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 838 Washington Street (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/