Forgot to add that you need to do this after making those changes: Clean up the mess ssh-host-config previously created:
cygrunsrv --stop sshd cygrunsrv --remove sshd net user sshd /delete net user cyg_server /delete edit /etc/passwd and /etc/group to remove cyg_server and sshd rm -rf /etc/ssh* sc delete sshd ...and rerun ssh-host-config: ssh-host-config -y -- View this message in context: http://cygwin.1069669.n5.nabble.com/Re-SSHd-configuration-problems-System-error-1376-CONFIRMED-tp113955p114101.html Sent from the Cygwin list mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple