troubles with sshd and Microsoft devenv's .rsp files

[Larry Hall (Cygwin)]

On 3/26/2010 10:31 PM, Alec Kloss wrote:
> On 2010-03-26 19:31, Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote:
>> On 3/26/2010 6:53 PM, Alec Kloss wrote:
>>> I'm using a fresh installation of cygwin 1.7.2 on a fresh install
>>> of Windows Server 2003.
>>>
>>> I'm having an issue where the temporary .rsp files created by
>>> devenv.exe are created without read permission.  This causes the
>
> [chop]
>
>> Sounds like the same old problem that kept VS from running correctly in
>> a ssh session.  I don't recall allot of the details but at least some
>> of the problem was caused by VS thinking it was running as the service
>> provider instead of your user.  If that's the problem here, you should
>> try using password authentication or look at one of the latter two
>> options detailed here:
>>
>> <http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/ntsec.html#ntsec-setuid-overview>
>>
>> You can check the email archives for more details on VS misbehaving
>> under ssh.
>
> Logging in using a password rather than SSH key authentication
> works, and running /usr/bin/cyglsa-config (and rebooting) also
> works.  Thanks very much Larry.

You're welcome.

> I did look through the archive and general Internet search results
> without much success today;  perhaps a faq entry somewhere would be
> helpful, or perhaps these posts will serve as a warning to others?

Yeah, it's not always easy to find what you're looking for in the
archives.  But yes, this posting should help.

> And why is cyglsa-config not recommended by default?

I do, every chance I get. ;-)  But it's a fair question.  There is a bit
of extra work when upgrading if you're using cyglsa but overall, I think
the benefits outweigh this detriment.

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A: Yes.
> Q: Are you sure?
>> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
>>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email?

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