permission error

From: Fred Ma <fma_at_**********.***>
Date: Sat May 31 2003 - 03:28:51 EDT

> Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 15:59:22 -0400
> From: "Jeb Bonsteel" <jbonsteel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: permission error
>
> With off-list help from Mark B. and Kevin C., I got thru step 8 of the
> instructions for Cygwin SSHD Setup, but now when I type in "ssh
> localhost"
>
> (at the Bash Shell prompt, right?), I get "jebb@xxxxxxxxx's password:"
> and the password I gave it earlier (cannot remember at what point it
> asked me to provide that) does not seem to work, saying "permission
> denied." How can I reset it? I'm installing on Windows 2000. I
> haven't yet tried installing the client piece (that I presume exists)
> elsewhere on a PC here on my network behind the router firewall for
> initial testing. (I hope to get another public IP address from my
> carrier enabled next week on their router in the phone closet for
> external connections later). Thanks, Jeb (floundering in the Unix
> GUI-less sea)

Jeb,

Check out Mark's response to my problem:

   Can't connect to cygwin's sshd as nonadministrator

It sounds like you're having the same problem.

Fred

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