On Thu, Jan 14, 2021 at 6:21 PM art wrote: > > I get a security code 5 when ssh-host-config tries to install cygsshd. I was > logged into Win 10 pro/x64 as an admin user. The "fix" was to start a > Cygwin64 Terminal with Admin and then run ssh-host-config within this script. > Other installers have produced the same nuisance. These needed an admin > command prompt to get around the same "inheritance" limitation.
Are you asking a question or reporting a problem? It sounds like you are confusing logging on using an admin user (i.e., a user that's a member of the local Administrators group) with elevation (a process that runs using full administrative privileges). Bill -- 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
