Re: RE: installation questions...cygwin

hi. those instructions look great. i have a quick question though. i thought the ssh-host-config created both user accounts. these instructions have me creating the sshd user account. will ssh-host-config recoginze that that user account has already been created?

also, for the other user account that is created via ssh-host-config - what does it set the initial password to?

lastly, is vi installed by default if i just choose the default cygwin packages and openssh? if so, how do i call it once in the bash shell? if not, do i have to install the "editors" package?

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> From: "Hunt, Andrew" <AHunt@straub.net>
> Date: 2004/12/14 Tue PM 03:39:29 EST
> To: "'Secure Shell Discussions'" <ssh@erdelynet.com>
> Subject: RE: installation questions...cygwin
>
> 1) You will need at least the cygwin base packages, OpenSSH, and its
> dependancies.
> 2) Use UNIX formats. OpenSSH was ported from Unix/Linux, so may not
> interpret the DOS line endings correctly. If you want to edit with a GUI
> editor, get Metapad. It's free and edits Unix text correctly. Otherwise,
> open a cygwin shell and use 'vi' to edit the SSHD config file.
> 3) Recommend creating the account anyway. It enhances protection from
> privilege escalation attacks and isolates support issues to one account
> instead of the super-account that runs everything.
> 4) See number 2. Also, be sure to install Cygwin FOR ALL USERS. See
> www.hunt-family.net/cygdoc for more details.
>
> Regards,
>
> Drew Hunt
> Security Analyst
> Hawaii Pacific Health
> ahunt@straub.net
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: msledge@bellsouth.net [mailto:msledge@bellsouth.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 5:48 AM
> To: ssh@erdelynet.com
> Subject: installation questions...cygwin
>
>
> i have a couple of questions concerning the installation of the latest
> version of cygwin on Windows Server 2003 specifically for the use of a SSH
> server...
>
> 1) what is the absolute bare minimum needed to install a SSH server using
> cygwin? do i need all of the cygwin defaults plus some stuff, or can i
> remove everything but just one or two packages related to SSH? i tried
> installing OpenSSH from sourceforge, but there were problems since i'm
> running it on a Windows Server 2003.
>
> 2) when installing, it asks me about text file format - UNIX or DOS. if i
> select UNIX, will i be able to edit text files (like the sshd configuration
> file) using notepad? will i have to use a UNIX style text editor in the
> bash shell? are any UNIX editors installed by default or would i need to
> select them if i plan on using UNIX style text files? any benefit to using
> UNIX style text files if all i'm looking for is a SSH server here?
>
> 3) the sshd-config-host asks me about the creation of 2 user accounts. the
> second one i believe has to do with PKI authentication. any reason to
> create this user account if i never plan on using PKI authentication?
>
> 4) if i run cygwin setup.exe as Administrator and select DOS style text
> files, will i be able to edit/save the sshd configuration file in order to
> change the default listening port of the SSH server?
>
>
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