On 2026-01-19 19:45, Charles Russell via Cygwin wrote:
After installing Cygwin openssh on Windows 11 and running ssh-host-config, I
can't start sshd.
$ cygrunsrv -S sshd
cygrunsrv: Error starting a service: OpenService: Win32 error 1060:
The specified service does not exist as an installed service.
Default config is `cygsshd` to avoid conflict - to list Cygwin service daemons:
$ cygrunsrv -L # -LV verbose most properties
...
$ which -a sshd
/usr/sbin/sshd
/proc/cygdrive/c/WINDOWS/System32/OpenSSH/sshd
$ sc qc sshd
[SC] QueryServiceConfig SUCCESS
SERVICE_NAME: sshd
TYPE : 10 WIN32_OWN_PROCESS
START_TYPE : 4 DISABLED
ERROR_CONTROL : 1 NORMAL
BINARY_PATH_NAME : C:\WINDOWS\System32\OpenSSH\sshd.exe
LOAD_ORDER_GROUP :
TAG : 0
DISPLAY_NAME : OpenSSH SSH Server
DEPENDENCIES :
SERVICE_START_NAME : LocalSystem
$ `cygpath -S`/OpenSSH/sshd -V
OpenSSH_for_Windows_9.5p1, LibreSSL 3.8.2 # 2023-10-03 see NOTE below
$ sshd -V
OpenSSH_10.2p1, OpenSSL 3.0.18 30 Sep 2025
NOTE:
https://repology.org/project/openssh/cves?version=9.5p1
Vulnerabilities for openssh
Too many CVEs found for this project, limiting to latest 200.
Highlighting matches for version 9.5p1.
CVE-1999-1010
...
CVE-2025-32728
https://repology.org/project/libressl/cves?version=3.8.2
Vulnerabilities for libressl
Highlighting matches for version 3.8.2.
CVE-2014-9424
... # total 10
CVE-2023-35784
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Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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