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1. heathenx

   Installing openssh on a winxp box for the first time. having trouble with the /etc/passwd file...permission denied. hmm...

   Friday, 26-Dec-08 16:35:06 UTC from api
   • Ben Payne

     @heathenx are you using cygwin?

     Friday, 26-Dec-08 16:38:20 UTC
   • heathenx Ben Payne

     @trixtur: i believe openssh is cygwin

     Friday, 26-Dec-08 16:40:59 UTC
   • Ben Payne

     @heathenx makes sense, is your /etc/passwd local or controlled by some network config?

     Friday, 26-Dec-08 16:44:49 UTC
   • heathenx Ben Payne

     @trixtur: It should be local but having trouble setting it up. Not sure what needs to be in the /etc/passwd file.

     Friday, 26-Dec-08 16:47:59 UTC
   • heathenx Ben Payne

     @trixtur: Just subscribed to you. Sorry that I hadn't before.

     Friday, 26-Dec-08 16:50:27 UTC
   • Ben Payne

     @heathenx the following format: <username>:<password hash>:<UID>:<GID>:<Name>:</path/to/home>:<shell>

     Friday, 26-Dec-08 16:52:46 UTC
   • Ben Payne

     @heathenx no worries, the hardest part is figuring out what method to use for the hash

     Friday, 26-Dec-08 16:53:36 UTC
   • Ben Payne

     @heathenx better yet.... cygwin comes with an app that will build it for you: mkpasswd.exe -l >> .etcpasswd from your cygwin folder

     Friday, 26-Dec-08 16:56:10 UTC
   • Ben Payne

     @heathenx oops the backslashes got stripped. .\etc\passwd

     Friday, 26-Dec-08 16:57:24 UTC
   • heathenx Ben Payne

     @trixtur: yes, the makpasswd -l bit is where i'm stuck. nothing is being written into the /etc/passwd file. i'm sure it's a rookie mistake

     Friday, 26-Dec-08 16:59:25 UTC
   • heathenx Ben Payne

     @trixtur: Went with CopSSH instead. Much closer now but my connection keeps closing.

     Friday, 26-Dec-08 17:20:20 UTC