Re: HowTo setup cygwin + sshd using hosts.allow and hosts.deny and use detailed logging

Martin wrote: After googeling a while i´m giving up. Can someone please give me a small HowTo I installed the most recent version of the cygwin distri. ( Full blown install) I can do successfully a ssh to my host. I have done some customizing to have sshd logging to /var/log/sshd.log. Solved by

RE: HowTo setup cygwin + sshd using hosts.allow and hosts.deny and use detailed logging

>Usually you don't need '-e', you just configure syslog. Really easy, with >syslog (part of the inetutils package) is a one liner: >auth.* /var/log/sshd.log >With syslog-ng you have more control but the configuration is longer. Thanks a lot - I didn´t know that would be that easy :) Working pe

Re: HowTo setup cygwin + sshd using hosts.allow and hosts.deny and use detailed logging

Martin wrote: [snip] The last problem I want to solve is the use hosts.deny and hosts.allow with sshd. What do you mean exactly? Sshd was compiled with tcp-wrappers support, so the use of /etc/hosts.deny and hosts.allow works fine. Have you read the manual: 'man 5 hosts_access'? I use Deny

RE: HowTo setup cygwin + sshd using hosts.allow and hosts.deny and use detailed logging

Hello Rene! Thanks for pointing out that wonderful piece of software. I installed DenyHosts But again I got stuck. :( Now sshd do use hosts.deny well. But How can I start denyhosts without logging on to the machine ( logon to windows ) and open a Cygwin bash and start denyhosts by hand? I

Re: HowTo setup cygwin + sshd using hosts.allow and hosts.deny and use detailed logging

Martin wrote: Thanks for pointing out that wonderful piece of software. I installed DenyHosts [snip] How can I start denyhosts without logging on to the machine ( logon to windows ) and open a Cygwin bash and start denyhosts by hand? I tried the following: cygrunsrv -I Denyhosts -d "CygWin D

Re: HowTo setup cygwin + sshd using hosts.allow and hosts.deny and use detailed logging

Hello Rene! First of all thanks. I would never dig up a commandline like yours by myself :) But again I ran into troubles For absolutely sure reasons I have cleaned cygwin from my maschine of course including Sshd_server User Account Sshd User Account All Services from cygwin ( sshd, denyhosts

Re: HowTo setup cygwin + sshd using hosts.allow and hosts.deny and use detailed logging

Martin wrote: [snip] 1.) ssh-host-config with User Separation and install as a service 2.) syslogd-config 3.) Installed Denyhosts by issuing the command as Administrator Administator? I don't think that's needed, the installation is on Cygwin, Windows doesn't care about special administrator

Re: HowTo setup cygwin + sshd using hosts.allow and hosts.deny and use detailed logging

Hello Rene! SOLVED! Thanks again for your input. Without you it would not be possible to solve my problem. The Solution for running denyhosts under Cygwin as a Service including your wonderful cmd: cygrunsrv -I DenyHosts -p /usr/share/denyhosts/daemon-control -a start -d DenyHosts -f "DenyHosts

Re: HowTo setup cygwin + sshd using hosts.allow and hosts.deny and use detailed logging

Martin wrote: SOLVED! Thanks again for your input. Without you it would not be possible to solve my problem. The Solution for running denyhosts under Cygwin as a Service including your wonderful cmd: cygrunsrv -I DenyHosts -p /usr/share/denyhosts/daemon-control -a start -d DenyHosts -f "DenyHo

Re: HowTo setup cygwin + sshd using hosts.allow and hosts.deny and use detailed logging

Hello Rene! Solved! Thanks again for your input. Without you it would not be possible to solve my problem. The Solution for running denyhosts under Cygwin as a Service including your wonderful cmd: cygrunsrv -I DenyHosts -p /usr/share/denyhosts/daemon-control -a start -d DenyHosts -f "DenyHosts