I feel, i got the answer to the question here: https://superuser.com/questions/1607551/remote-login-using-ssh-keys-vs-password-weird-error-is-a-directory/1607563
This issue may be marked as close. On Sat, Dec 5, 2020 at 7:16 PM Raj Kumar Sanpui <raj.kumar.san...@gmail.com> wrote: > I haven't received any help/suggestions from the forum, but i tried > digging deeper. > Now i can see the "Is a directory" error happens if I do passwordless ssh > (copying my public key using ssh-copy-id) to remote Cygwin box and try > executing the exe, i get the error. > > rsanpui@cygwin ~ > $ "//DNVM/E920/System920/x86/MyWorld Client Install/install/setup.exe" > -bash: //DNVM/E920/System920/x86/MyWorld Client Install/install/setup.exe: Is > a directory > > > If i do a usual password based logging using ssh, then there is no error > message. > rsanpui@cygwin ~ > $ "//DNVM/E920/System920/x86/MyWorld Client Install/install/setup.exe" > > Guys, i am really stuck as we are trying to develop an application which > will do passwordless ssh and execution of the exe. Can someone please > suggest? > > On Wed, Oct 14, 2020 at 11:23 AM Raj Kumar Sanpui < > raj.kumar.san...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi All, >> >> I am trying to access an exe hosted in a shared drive in a remote machine. >> (Please note: T*he exe is NOT hosted on the box where cygwin is >> installed but a different one*.) >> >> >> *Case 1: Which fails* >> If i ssh to the Windows box where cygwin is installed, and then try to >> access the remote exe it *fails saying "exe is a directory"* >> >> [rundeck@den PKG_INSTALL_SERVICE]$ cat snapshot1.bat | ssh >> rsanpui@cygwin-box >> >> Pseudo-terminal will not be allocated because stdin is not a terminal. >> -bash: line 1: //remote-box/owshare/owinstal/Snapshot/SnapShot.exe: *Is >> a directory* >> >> What i have inside snapshot1.bat is simple - >> [rundeck@den PKG_INSTALL_SERVICE]$ cat snapshot1.bat >> "//remote-box/owshare/owinstal/Snapshot/SnapShot.exe" >> >> *Case 2: Which works* >> If i login to the Windows VM where cygwin is installed, and try to access >> the same remote exe it works. >> >> What am I missing? Please advise. >> >> Thanks >> >> >> >> >> >> -- Problem reports: https://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: https://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: https://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: https://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple