Cygwin SSHD Password different from Windows Password � Possible?

I have Windows XP set up with just a single account i.e. an Admin account with no admin password. I have installed cygwin in this account. Is it possible that this cygwin sshd server runs with a password i.e. I want to maintain the Windows XP without a password, while the cygwin

Re: Cygwin SSHD Password different from Windows Password – Possible?

I believe sshd will not allow login without both a password and home directory. The second requirement means you must start a login shell as a given user to create their home directory. This is a way of controlling which accounts can login remotely. Cygwin/Windows doesn't directly support su as

Re: Cygwin SSHD Password different from Windows Password - Possible?

Reformatted top-post: Brett Serkez wrote: On Wed, 4 Jan 2006 19:43:14 +0100 (CET), Ordinary Olson [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#PCYMTNQREAIYR I have Windows XP set up with just a single account i.e. an Admin account with no admin password. I have installed cygwin in

Re: Cygwin SSHD Password different from Windows Password - Possible?

Thanks to Brett and Larry for your replies. If I understood Larry correctly – the Cygwin and Windows passwords are internally linked. Is there anyway i.e. any setting that I can use to unlink this i.e. can I have different passwords for Cygwin and Windows? If this is not possible

Re: Cygwin SSHD Password different from Windows Password - Possible?

Cygwin creates a UNIX like password file /etc/passwd that links 'UNIX' users back to Windows users, sshd uses this file to work back to Windows security information. Ultimately it has to be this way, as it is Windows that is hosting security, so Cygwin needs to be able to map accordingly. You