Re: Private key file permissions w/Cygwin OpenSSH on Vista

[pauli <plupino at gmx dot net>]

Simple workaround:
Change the compatibility to "Windows XP" in the properties of ssh.exe
(I tested this with binary OpenSSH 3.5p1)


Siva-8 wrote:
> 
> Re:  binary distro of OpenSSH 3.8.1p1
> 
> I've been unable to use Cygwin's OpenSSH on Vista w/public key 
> authentication because ssh.exe always states the file permissions on the 
> private key file--"id_rsa"--are too open.
> 
> I've used the chmod.exe utility to change the permissions on the id_rsa 
> file to 600, but ssh.exe still pops up with the same error message.
> 
> I've also used Windows' cacls.exe command to alter the ACLs for the file 
> to be ONLY read-accesible to the current user, and the same thing happens.
> 
> This behavior DOES NOT occur on XP and 2000 when I try it, i. e. 
> chmod.exe WORKS on these OSs to change id_rsa's permissions so that 
> ssh.exe is happy (i. e. to 0600).
> 
> Is there a specific bona-fide way to set the id_rsa file's permission to 
> always be acceptable to Cygwin SSH on Vista, in addition to the other 
> Windows OSs?
> 
> Let me know.  Thanks.
> 
> 
> 
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