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Re: W2K and sshd, ssh - asks for password


Randall R Schulz wrote:
> Max, Corinna,
>
> First, Max, I'm sorry for the misinformation.

No, no, sorry, I didn't mean it that way at all. I was just saying that I though
it was the same as you thought it was, but it turns out we were wrong.

> Second, Corinna, thanks for the correction.
>
> Does this imply that the CYGWIN variable is consulted upon every
> "exec" system call to decide whether the ensuing program executes
> with "ntsec" in effect? I assume the check would not occur during a
> "fork" call.
>
> By the way, I can have both a "tty" and a non-"tty" shell running
> concurrently, so it must be a process-by-process (checked on fork) or
> a program-by-program (checked on exec) characteristic.
>
> The CYGWIN environment variable page of the Cygwin User Guide
> (<http://www.cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/using-cygwinenv.html> does not
> mention when the CYGWIN variable is consulted for the setting of the
> various options. Nor, as far as I can tell, does the "ntsec" page
> (http://www.cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/ntsec.html).

Hmm. Interesting. I guess its time for me to follow that wonderful proverb:

'Use the source, Luke!'

:-)

Max.


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