cygwin/vmware_template/ssh verison issue with 1.126

[Marco atzeri]

On 8/26/2011 6:14 PM, Drew Patten wrote:
>
> I have a 2003 template with a working Cygwin sshd install.  I deploy vms via  script from that template and when they are brought online the Cygwin prompt is now '#' instead of a '$' and I cannot start sshd.   Both Cygwin sshd service are configured with the cyg_server account to start them.  And as far as I can tell the only difference is one machine was deployed via script from the working template and I don't know why the permissions are changing for Cygwin when deploying these servers.   For all intensive purposed the permissions are identical.
>
>  From working 2003 machine (one I provision templates from):
>
> frtest@w2k3r2s32 ~
> $ cygcheck -V
> cygcheck version 1.126
> System Checker for Cygwin
> Copyright (C) 1998 - 2008 Red Hat, Inc.
> Compiled on Mar 28 2011

that is cygcheck version. For cygwin version "uname -a "


>
> frtest@w2k3r2s32 ~
> $ ls -ld /var/empty/
> drwxr-xr-x+ 1 cyg_server root 0 Mar  9 14:39 /var/empty/
>
> frtest@w2k3r2s32 ~
> $ ls -ld /etc/ssh*
> -rw-r--r-- 1 cyg_server None 1555 Mar  9 14:39 /etc/ssh_config
> -rw------- 1 cyg_server None  668 Mar  9 14:39 /etc/ssh_host_dsa_key
> -rw-r--r-- 1 cyg_server None  613 Mar  9 14:39 /etc/ssh_host_dsa_key.pub
> -rw------- 1 cyg_server None  988 Mar  9 14:39 /etc/ssh_host_key
> -rw-r--r-- 1 cyg_server None  653 Mar  9 14:39 /etc/ssh_host_key.pub
> -rw------- 1 cyg_server None 1675 Mar  9 14:39 /etc/ssh_host_rsa_key
> -rw-r--r-- 1 cyg_server None  405 Mar  9 14:39 /etc/ssh_host_rsa_key.pub
> -rw-r--r-- 1 cyg_server None 3153 Mar  9 14:39 /etc/sshd_config
>
> frtest@w2k3r2s32 ~
> $ ls -ld /var/log/sshd.log
> -rw-rw-r-- 1 Administrator None 0 Mar  9 14:41 /var/log/sshd.log
>
> frtest@w2k3r2s32 ~
> $ net start sshd
> The CYGWIN sshd service is starting.
> The CYGWIN sshd service was started successfully.
>
> And from a non-working machine deployed from that template:
>
>
> frtest@w3r232-77 ~
> # cygcheck -V
> cygcheck version 1.126
> System Checker for Cygwin
> Copyright (C) 1998 - 2008 Red Hat, Inc.
> Compiled on Mar 28 2011
>
> frtest@w3r232-77 ~
> # ls -ld /var/empty
> drwxr-xr-x+ 1 cyg_server root 0 Mar  9 14:39 /var/empty

the "+", at the end of permissions flags, means that there
are additional permissions due to ACL

Try forcing
chmod 755 /var/empty

>
> frtest@w3r232-77 ~
> # ls -ld /etc/ssh*
> -rw-r--r-- 1 cyg_server None 1555 Mar  9 14:39 /etc/ssh_config
> -rw------- 1 cyg_server None  668 Mar  9 14:39 /etc/ssh_host_dsa_key
> -rw-r--r-- 1 cyg_server None  613 Mar  9 14:39 /etc/ssh_host_dsa_key.pub
> -rw------- 1 cyg_server None  988 Mar  9 14:39 /etc/ssh_host_key
> -rw-r--r-- 1 cyg_server None  653 Mar  9 14:39 /etc/ssh_host_key.pub
> -rw------- 1 cyg_server None 1675 Mar  9 14:39 /etc/ssh_host_rsa_key
> -rw-r--r-- 1 cyg_server None  405 Mar  9 14:39 /etc/ssh_host_rsa_key.pub
> -rw-r--r-- 1 cyg_server None 3153 Mar  9 14:39 /etc/sshd_config
>
> frtest@w3r232-77 ~
> # ls -ld /var/log/sshd.log
> -rw-rw-r-- 1 Administrator None 67 Aug 25 07:26 /var/log/sshd.log
>
> frtest@w3r232-77 ~
> # 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.
>
>
> frtest@w3r232-77 ~
> # cat /var/log/sshd.log
> /var/empty must be owned by root and not group or world-writable.
> /var/empty must be owned by root and not group or world-writable.

have you configured ssh demon with "sshd_config" ?

this is always a good start :
> Problem reports:       http://cygwin.com/problems.html

Regards
Marco

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