Difference between revisions of "cygwin openssh server"
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| + | if on windows7 (or windows 8???), create the cyg-server user account | ||
| + | net add cyg-server <password> /ADD | ||
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Open a new bash shell window and run the SSH configure stuff. | Open a new bash shell window and run the SSH configure stuff. | ||
ssh-host-config -y | ssh-host-config -y | ||
Revision as of 14:48, 7 February 2014
if on windows7 (or windows 8???), create the cyg-server user account
net add cyg-server <password> /ADD
Open a new bash shell window and run the SSH configure stuff.
ssh-host-config -y
start the service.
cygrunsrv -S sshd
or (works on windows 8)
net start sshd
set password for existing windows user
passwd jsmith
login to your new ssh server
optional - configure history file for bash sessions. Add the following lines to .bash_profile
export HISTFILE=~/.bash_history export HISTSIZE=9999 export HISTFILESIZE=999999
