cygrunsrv does not start cygsshd at boot

[Brian Inglis]

On 2020-01-28 14:56, Lavrentiev, Anton (NIH/NLM/NCBI) [C] wrote:
>> As the reg entries show, you can also do this by adding or setting registry
>> entries using Cygwin regtool, Windows reg, or regedit commands.
> 
> It is better and much safer to use native Windows service controller commands, than tweaking the registry:
> 
> sc config cygsshd start= delayed-auto

Agreed, reg is useful for checking and doing in non-scripting languages.

> Also, you won't need (or generally want) to use service pre-shutdown, as it can cause a very long delay when Windows restarts.

> https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/services/service-control-handler-function

Don't see where you read that?
Preshutdown happens before regular service shutdown starts.
Nothing to do with startup or restart!

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