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Re: ssh-host-config problem on windows 2003, please help.


Do we have a definite fix that can posted yet?  I am at a state that I would like to try my unattended install again and hopefully it won't ask me any questions.  


--- On Tue, 12/9/08, T Z <tzadikem@yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: T Z <tzadikem@yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: ssh-host-config problem on windows 2003, please help.
> To: cygwin@cygwin.com
> Cc: "Charles Wilson" <cygwin@cwilson.fastmail.fm>
> Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2008, 8:58 PM
> That would help but does it already come in a pre-packaged
> form of some sort? I ask because I have over 20 machines I
> will be doing this on and is stands right now I basically
> did a setup.exe and had it download to cygwin directory (but
> not install) and then put it back on the server to run from
> a local directory on setup so that the install goes smoothly
> and I know exactly what is going to be installed on my
> unattended machines.  If I only have this patch I would have
> to setup each machine and then put this script init and then
> run the ssh-host-config which means the fastet way right now
> would be just to have someone or something (automate) answer
> the silly questions for me.  Hmm.  
> 
> --- On Mon, 12/8/08, Corinna Vinschen
> <corinna-cygwin@cygwin.com> wrote:
> 
> > From: Corinna Vinschen
> <corinna-cygwin@cygwin.com>
> > Subject: Re: ssh-host-config problem on windows 2003,
> please help.
> > To: cygwin@cygwin.com
> > Cc: "Charles Wilson"
> <cygwin@cwilson.fastmail.fm>
> > Date: Monday, December 8, 2008, 8:13 AM
> > On Dec  2 12:45, T Z wrote:
> > > I am trying to automate my cygwin install on a
> windows
> > 2003 box
> > > [...]
> > > but when I then run
> > > c:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe --login
> > /usr/bin/ssh-host-config --yes --cygwin ntsec --pwd
> loser as
> > the administrator of the pc (not in domain) it seems
> to run
> > fine thru most if the script but then when it gets to
> the
> > line where it asks if you want to change the user of
> > cyg_server it is AUTOMATICALLY answering yes which
> then I
> > have to retype it in.  I am running version 2.573.2.3
> > > 
> > > what is the problem.  Can someone please help?
> > 
> > This (untested) patch to the service helper script
> > /usr/share/csih/cygwin-service-installation-helper.sh
> > should fix that problem.
> > 
> > 
> > Index: cygwin-service-installation-helper.sh
> >
> ===================================================================
> > RCS file:
> >
> /sourceware/projects/cygwin-apps-home/cvsfiles/csih/cygwin-service-installation-helper.sh,v
> > retrieving revision 1.15
> > diff -u -p -r1.15
> cygwin-service-installation-helper.sh
> > --- cygwin-service-installation-helper.sh	22 Aug 2008
> > 03:56:43 -0000	1.15
> > +++ cygwin-service-installation-helper.sh	8 Dec 2008
> > 15:10:36 -0000
> > @@ -2277,7 +2277,7 @@
> csih_select_privileged_username()
> >        echo ""
> >        csih_inform "This script plans to use
> > '${username}'."
> >        csih_inform "'${username}' will
> only be
> > used by registered services."
> > -      if csih_request "Do you want to use a
> different
> > name?"
> > +      if ! csih_request "Do you want to use this
> > account name for running this service?"
> >        then
> >          csih_get_value "Enter the new user
> > name:"
> >          username="${csih_value}"
> > 
> > 
> > Corinna
> > 
> > -- 
> > Corinna Vinschen                  Please, send mails
> > regarding Cygwin to
> > Cygwin Project Co-Leader          cygwin AT cygwin DOT
> com
> > Red Hat
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