RE: sshd as service without /usr/bin being in the system path.

[Steve Fairbairn <steve dot fairbairn at perwill dot com>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Igor Pechtchanski [mailto:pechtcha@cs.nyu.edu]
> Sent: 13 May 2003 16:10
> To: Steve Fairbairn
> 
> Steve,
> 
> You can specify the path in cygrunsrv's -e option...  
> However, note the
> marked lines from "cygrunsrv --help":
> 
>   -e, --env <VAR=VALUE>     Optional environment strings 
> which are added
>                             to the environment when service 
> is started.
>                             You can add up to 255 environment 
> strings using
>                             the `--env' option.
> --->                        Note: /bin is always added to 
> $PATH to allow all
> --->                        started applications to find at 
> least cygwin1.dll.
> 
> so it looks like you don't even need to do that (/bin and 
> /usr/bin are the
> same under Cygwin).
> 	Igor

Thanks Igor,

I should've spotted this given the fact that the ssh-host-config script uses
-e when it installs the service.

I have another issue with my sshd service and I can't find anything like it
in the archives.  The service is installed fine.  I can go to it in services
and stop and start it perfectly.  Once I've started it, I can ssh to the
server from my machine with no problems (I am ssh'ing to the same user the
server is actually logged in as.  I only ever use that one user on the
server running sshd).

The service is set to start automatically, and if I reboot the server and go
to servics in control panel, it's all there started fine.  If I try and
connect to it however, the connection is made and I get the prompt for the
users password, but the password is always incorrect.  If I use control
panel->services to stop and start the service again, then I am able to
login.  I have no idea what is different between the service running from
boot, and the service stopped and started by the logged in user.

I have attached ssh -v logs from both a failed connection and a successful
one.  If anyone has any suggestions, I'd be most grateful.

Thanks,

Steve.

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