cygrunsrv -S sshd fails not started

[KAYVEN RIESE]

On Thu, 21 Jun 2007, KAYVEN  RIESE wrote:

>
> hi, i just upgraded a puter to vista and i want to be able to run
> my cygwin localhost as i have in the past using this application:
>
> ftp://ftp.ssh.com/pub/ssh/SSHSecureShellClient-3.2.9.exe
>
> (that's the most current version http://www.ssh.com/  i like
> using these windows because of bad memories in the past of
> having vi buffer lags i was told by a CIS instructor the the
> problems go away with an ssh cxn he was right, and i connect
> from my windows desktop to a number of remote unix servers always
> using this same app.. it's sort of a preference and it makes
> me feel good to accomplish running this)
>
> anyway.. here is a website i have been trying to use to do
> the same thing i remember doing on xp and windows 2000:
>
> http://pigtail.net/LRP/printsrv/cygwin-sshd.html
>
> i got the information on how to start the sshd from similar (but
> not this exact) websites in the past, and it has always worked fine.
> i end up doing the steps in a cygwin window, and the later, when i
> open the SSH Secure Shell Client app instead of putting in something
> like "libra.sfsu.edu" i instead put in "localhost" and i get my
> cygwin shell thru this app looking at my /cygdrive/c etc and can
> do unix things on local files while running window.
>
> i got past a burp needing to improve the administrative standing
> of my cygwin window, that allowed me to do a diff command via that,
> but i have yet to install the sshd allowing me to operate via the
> sshd localhost cxn.
>
> here is the latest error i have had:
>
>
> kayve@kayve-PC ~
> $ cygrunsrv -S sshd
> cygrunsrv: Error starting a service: QueryServiceStatus:  Win32 error 1062:
> The service has not been started.
>
>
> kayve@kayve-PC ~
> $
>
> (i tried following directions on a differnt website:
>
> http://ncyoung.com/entry/389
>
> here is some more cygwin command line output from earlier attempts:
>
> kayve@kayve-PC ~
> $ ssh-host-config
> Overwrite existing /etc/ssh_config file? (yes/no) yes
> Generating /etc/ssh_config file
> Overwrite existing /etc/sshd_config file? (yes/no) yes
> Privilege separation is set to yes by default since OpenSSH 3.3.
> However, this requires a non-privileged account called 'sshd'.
> For more info on privilege separation read 
> /usr/share/doc/openssh/README.privsep
> .
>
> Should privilege separation be used? (yes/no) yes
> Generating /etc/sshd_config file
>
> Host configuration finished. Have fun!
>
> kayve@kayve-PC ~
> $ net start sshd
> The CYGWIN sshd service is starting.
> The CYGWIN sshd service could not be started.
>
> The service did not report an error.
>
> More help is available by typing NET HELPMSG 3534.
>
>
> *----------------------------------------------------------*
>  Kayven Riese, BSCS, MS (Physiology and Biophysics)
>  (415) 902 5513 cellular
>  http://kayve.net
>  Webmaster http://ChessYoga.org
> *----------------------------------------------------------*
>

*----------------------------------------------------------*
   Kayven Riese, BSCS, MS (Physiology and Biophysics)
   (415) 902 5513 cellular
   http://kayve.net
   Webmaster http://ChessYoga.org
*----------------------------------------------------------*

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