1.5.21-1: sshd occasionally fails to start

[Larry Hall (Cygwin)]

Tom Mount wrote:
> On new installations of Cygwin 1.5.21-1, I've noticed that after
> installation I have to try starting the sshd service upwards of a
> dozen times before it will actually start. If I use "net start sshd" I
> get the following:
> 
> The CYGWIN sshd service is starting.
> The CYGWIN sshd service could not be started.
> 
> A system error has occurred.
> 
> System error 1067 has occurred.
> 
> The process terminated unexpectedly.
> 
> If I use "cygrunsrv -S sshd" I get the following:
> 
> cygrunsrv: Error starting a service: QueryServiceStatus:  Win32 error 1062:
> The service has not been started.
> 
> I can go back and forth for five minutes or so before one or the other
> will work. I get the 1067 error when I try to use the windows service
> manager to start it manually.
> 
> I know there's lots out here on 1062 and 1067 errors; but in the cases
> I read they all seemed to be permanently fatal errors - no matter how
> many times one tried to start the service it would always fail. This
> one doesn't seem to be permanent - it will eventually work, but if I
> shut it down again it's anyone's guess if it'll come back up again.
> 
> I've attached the cygcheck file. Is there a configuration issue that's
> preventing sshd from starting up until it's had a chance to sit for
> five to ten minutes?


I'm surprised it will start at all but no it's not a configuration issue.
It's an installation issue.  You have an extremely old cygwin1.dll installed
in c:/Tools/Foundstone, whatever that is.  You've been caught by a
<http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#3PP>.  Seems to be a trend lately with these
sorts of questions.  Delete this old DLL.  The current one is binary
compatible.  If you still have problems after that, add tcp as a
dependency to the sshd service.  This will make sure that sshd doesn't
start before tcp does, in case that's a problem for you.


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