RE: openssh + active directory

Doh... Armand is very correct here.

I thought the list I am signed up on is "OpenSSH for windows" and just
assumed that was the focus.

LQ

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ssh@erdelynet.com [mailto:ssh@erdelynet.com] On Behalf
> Of Welsh, Armand
> Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 2:08 PM
> To: ssh@erdelynet.com
> Subject: RE: openssh + active directory
>
> This is getting confusing...
>
> OpenSSH is the main open-source SSH package that many, if not
> most SSH implementation are base on.
> OpenSSH is an active project, that is undergoing constant changes.
> OpenSSH is the default SSH package supplied with the Cygwin
> distribution.
> copSSH is a windows distribution of OpenSSH compiled under
> Cygwin, w/o the extra bloat of Cygwin copSSH is a bare-bones
> distribution of OpenSSH and Cygwin, to easy the installation
> process copSSH is essentially a convenience package of Cygwin/openSSH
>
> "OpenSSH for Windows" is a very old project, originally
> intended to build openSSH under windows w/o Cygwin, but the
> project is dead, and its vision was never fully realized.
> "OpenSSH for Windows" is full of installation problems
> "OpenSSH for Windows" is dead, largely because of Cygwin's
> native support of OpenSSH.
>
> When "OpenSSH for Windows" is simplified as just openSSH,
> confusion can occur. I think when people are not familiar
> with these differences, they can end up with the wrong
> packages. I for one, recommend using copSSH because it is
> very easy to install, and a lot easier to configure than the
> openSSH supplied by Cygwin. However, if you want to use
> Cygwin, then you cannot use Cygwin with copSSH unless you
> really know what you are doing, and if you do, the copSSH is
> overkill, and you should just stick with the openSSH package
> in Cygwin.
>
> That's my 2 cents worth..
>
> Armand
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ssh@erdelynet.com [mailto:ssh@erdelynet.com] On Behalf
> Of LQ Marshall
> Sent: Monday, June 18, 2007 9:24 PM
> To: ssh@erdelynet.com
> Subject: RE: openssh + active directory
>
> I don't have the specific directions handly, but the exact
> commands are in the supplied documentation.
>
> It's something like... mkgroups <blah> <blah> and mkusers
> <blah> <blah>
>
> It's right in the inlcuded support doc.
>
> LQ
>
> ps - FWIW... You may wish to move to CopSSH which is a much
> more upto date port. OpenSSH is older and no longer maintained.
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: ssh@erdelynet.com [mailto:ssh@erdelynet.com] On
> Behalf Of Herr, Stephen
> Sent: Monday, June 18, 2007 11:48 PM
> To: ssh@erdelynet.com
> Subject: RE: openssh + active directory
>
>
> Frank,
>
> I am sure many others would appreciate the info. Why not just
> post it here so we all can reference it if needed and
> it will get into
> search engines and such.
>
> Stephen
>
>
> Stephen A. Herr
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> herrs@contechbridge.com <mailto:sherr@contechbridge.com>
> please note new email address
>
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: ssh@erdelynet.com [mailto:ssh@erdelynet.com] On
> Behalf Of Frank Pikelner
> Sent: Monday, June 18, 2007 2018
> To: ssh@erdelynet.com
> Subject: Re: openssh + active directory
>
>
> Alan,
>
> Yes, OpenSSH does work with AD. You need to configure
> OpenSSH config files. Send me an email at
> frank.pikelner@blue-dot.ca and I can provide instructions.
>
> Frank
>
>
> On 6/18/07 9:52 AM, "Alan Neville" <alan@barlan.ie> wrote:
>
>
>
> Hello,
>
> I have just installed OpenSSH on a windows 2k3
> server and I'm looking for a way to integrate it with Active
> Directory. Is this possible?
>
> Many Thanks,
>
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