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--- cygwin_ssh_server_for_windows [2008/10/04 16:50] – tkbletsc
+++ cygwin_ssh_server_for_windows [2010/10/25 19:34] – tkbletsc
@@ Line 33: / Line 33: @@
   ;c:\Program Files\cygwin\bin
-Open a cygwin shell.
+Open a cygwin shell.  **If running something with UAC, run the cygwin shell as administrator (right click, run as administrator).**
 <code>
-$ chmod +r  /etc/passwd
+$ chmod a+r /etc/passwd /etc/group
-$ chmod +r  /etc/group
+$ chmod 777 /var
-$ chmod  777  /var
 $ ssh-host-config  -y
 </code>
@@ Line 56: / Line 55: @@
 $ chown system /var/empty
 </code>
+As an aside, if you want your drive letters to be available as ''/c'' instead of ''/cygdrive/c'', edit /etc/fstab and edit the commented-out cygdrive line so it reads:
+<code>none / cygdrive binary,posix=0,user 0 0</code>
+Then re-read the file with:
+<code>$ mount -a</code>