ssh to cygwin-box and access remote exe fails saying exe is a directory

[Raj Kumar Sanpui]

I feel, i got the answer to the question here:
https://superuser.com/questions/1607551/remote-login-using-ssh-keys-vs-password-weird-error-is-a-directory/1607563

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On Sat, Dec 5, 2020 at 7:16 PM Raj Kumar Sanpui <raj.kumar.sanpui@gmail.com>
wrote:

> I haven't received any help/suggestions from the forum, but i tried
> digging deeper.
> Now i can see the "Is a directory" error happens if I do passwordless ssh
> (copying my public key using ssh-copy-id) to remote Cygwin box and try
> executing the exe, i get the error.
>
> rsanpui@cygwin ~
> $ "//DNVM/E920/System920/x86/MyWorld Client Install/install/setup.exe"
> -bash: //DNVM/E920/System920/x86/MyWorld Client Install/install/setup.exe: Is a directory
>
>
> If i do a usual password based logging using ssh, then there is no error
> message.
>     rsanpui@cygwin ~
>    $ "//DNVM/E920/System920/x86/MyWorld Client Install/install/setup.exe"
>
> Guys, i am really stuck as we are trying to develop an application which
> will do passwordless ssh and execution of the exe. Can someone please
> suggest?
>
> On Wed, Oct 14, 2020 at 11:23 AM Raj Kumar Sanpui <
> raj.kumar.sanpui@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I am trying to access an exe hosted in a shared drive in a remote machine.
>> (Please note: T*he exe is NOT hosted on the box where cygwin is
>> installed but a different one*.)
>>
>>
>> *Case 1: Which fails*
>> If i ssh to the Windows box where cygwin is installed, and then try to
>> access the remote exe it *fails saying "exe is a directory"*
>>
>> [rundeck@den PKG_INSTALL_SERVICE]$ cat snapshot1.bat | ssh
>> rsanpui@cygwin-box
>>
>> Pseudo-terminal will not be allocated because stdin is not a terminal.
>> -bash: line 1: //remote-box/owshare/owinstal/Snapshot/SnapShot.exe: *Is
>> a directory*
>>
>> What i have inside snapshot1.bat is simple -
>> [rundeck@den PKG_INSTALL_SERVICE]$ cat snapshot1.bat
>> "//remote-box/owshare/owinstal/Snapshot/SnapShot.exe"
>>
>> *Case 2: Which works*
>> If i login to the Windows VM where cygwin is installed, and try to access
>> the same remote exe it works.
>>
>> What am I missing? Please advise.
>>
>> Thanks
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