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--- cygwin_ssh_server_for_windows [2008/10/04 16:49] – tkbletsc
+++ cygwin_ssh_server_for_windows [2010/01/25 07:40] – tkbletsc
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   ;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>
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 <code>
 $ chown system /etc/ssh*
-$ chown system /var/empty  or chown sshd_server /var/empty
+$ chown system /var/empty
 </code>
+As an aside, if you want your drive letters to be available as ''/c'' instead of ''/cygdrive/c'', do:
+<code>$ mount -s --change-cygdrive-prefix /</code>
 ===== User setup =====