After replacing the sftp-server.exe with the test version Corinna posted to the list: On WinNT4sp6 + cygwin1-20010401.dll, sshd runs as a service under Administrator account (with all appropriate rights). [EMAIL PROTECTED]# sftp [EMAIL PROTECTED] sftp> put (fine) sftp> get (fine) sftp> ls (hangs) [EMAIL PROTECTED]# scp [EMAIL PROTECTED]:MACROS.TXT . (works) [EMAIL PROTECTED]# ssh -l Administrator 192.168.0.2 (works) On a whim, I tried changing user contexts. While ssh/scp work fine, and the sftp login works okay, very little within sftp works. I'm not sure if this is a new problem with the test version of sftp-server, or if it was pre-existing. [EMAIL PROTECTED]# sftp [EMAIL PROTECTED] sftp> put makewhatis (this file exists in the current local directory) Uploading makewhatis to makewhatis Couldn't get handle: No such file or directory sftp> get hello.c (this file exists in cwilson's home dir) Couldn't stat remote file: No such file or directory File "/e/Users/cwilson/hello.c" not found sftp> ls Couldn't get handle: no such file or directory sftp> (doesn't hang) [EMAIL PROTECTED]# scp [EMAIL PROTECTED]:hello.c . (hello.c exists in cwilson's home dir) scp: hello.c: No such file or directory [EMAIL PROTECTED]# ssh -l cwilson 192.168.0.2 bash-2.04$ (!!! can't read my .bashrc file!) bash-2.04$ ls ls: .: No such file or directory Now, this seems to be new. For some reason, user-context changes aren't working very well as of p2-3. This *used* to work. I am using password auth, and Adminstrator, the account under which the sshd service is running, has the appropriate rights. On W2Ksp1 + cygwin1-20010401.dll, sshd runs as a service under Administrator account (with all appropriate rights). [EMAIL PROTECTED]# sftp [EMAIL PROTECTED] sftp> put (fine) sftp> get (fine) sftp> ls (fine; no hang) [EMAIL PROTECTED]# sftp [EMAIL PROTECTED] sftp> put (fine) sftp> get (fine) sftp> ls (fine; no hang) This is bizarre. I'm starting to wonder if my NT4 installation is seriously hosed. --Chuck -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Check out: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple