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Re: Can't authenticate password on bash/ssh


On Fri, Sep 21, 2001 at 09:00:21AM -0400, Aaronson, Lawrence A. (Woodcock Washburn) wrote:
> I'm real new to cygwin.  I installed it using the setup program becuase I
> want to use ssh between two windows 2000 boxes.  I setup sshd on the remote
> computer and started ssh on the local.  I was asked for a password.  I
> entered my windows 2000 password for the remote machine and access was
> denied.  For kicks I started bash on the local machine, without using the
> icon/batch file.  I tried to logon locally and again, it would not take my
> local machine password.  I have set cygwin=ntsec.  What am I missing here?

Did you start sshd on the remote machine from command line?
Don't do that.  Start as service using cygrunsrv.
Did you check your settings in /etc/sshd_config?  Do they
allow password login?

Corinna

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