SSH/SFTP on cygwin with w2k domain accounts

From: tarekm {Tarek Moussa} <tarekm(at)forum.utexas.edu>
Date: Thu Jan 09 2003 - 17:42:10 EST

Hi all,

I seem to be getting dangerously close to getting ssh to work on my windows systems. I just seem to be having a bit of trouble with the login process and making sure things are set up correctly to allow folks to login.

I have constructed the passwd file using mkpasswd. When I connect, I seem to have two problems.

1. The client sees that the permissions on my .ssh directory are too open. (644) It says that's bad and then decides that it won't use it. I tried removing all ACLs other than myself from the .ssh directory using Explorer. That didn't change anything. I also tried chmod 700 .ssh, and that didn't work either. The permissions were still 644 after that. Could someone please let me know how to get that to change?
2. Password authenticated logins are failing. Here's the debug log:

debug3: mm_request_receive entering
debug1: userauth-request for user tarekm service ssh-connection method none
debug1: attempt 1 failures 1
debug2: Unrecognized authentication method name: none

Failed none for tarekm from 146.6.72.6 port 1983 ssh2
.

<SNIP>
.

debug1: userauth-request for user tarekm service ssh-connection method password

debug1: attempt 4 failures 4
debug2: input_userauth_request: try method password
debug3: mm_auth_password entering
debug3: mm_request_send entering: type 10
debug3: monitor_read: checking request 10
debug3: mm_auth_password: waiting for MONITOR_ANS_AUTHPASSWORD
debug3: mm_answer_authpassword: sending result 0
debug3: mm_request_receive_expect entering: type 11
debug3: mm_request_send entering: type 11
debug3: mm_request_receive entering

Failed password for tarekm from X.X.X.X port 1983 ssh2 debug3: mm_auth_password: user not authenticated debug3: mm_request_receive entering
Failed password for tarekm from X.X.X.X port 1983 ssh2

debug1: userauth-request for user tarekm service ssh-connection method none
debug1: attempt 5 failures 5
debug2: Unrecognized authentication method name: none

Failed none for tarekm from X.X.X.X port 1983 ssh2 Received disconnect from X.X.X.X: 14: No further authentication methods avail
able.
debug1: Calling cleanup 0x41e630(0x0)

Does anyone have any ideas on why this is happening?

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  Tarek Moussa                         E-mail:  t.moussa@cc.utexas.edu
  Windows Enterprise Services          Phone :  512.475.9430

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