Hi Josh: Yes indeed there is a scheduler called VCL Post Load that invoke that command [I checked on an image that a user created, not the original image of WIndows 10 that I created and captured]
On Mon, Apr 19, 2021 at 1:30 PM Josh Thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi Luis, > > When a Windows image is captured, sshd is configured to be manually > started > and a startup script is created that changes it to autostart and then also > starts it. The reason for this is that if the image is captured with it > set > to autostart, sshd can end up being started before the OS has fully > initialized. If that happens, vcld would detect that the VM could be > contacted via ssh and would start running commands to set up the > reservation. > However, a number of the commands would fail because the OS wouldn't be > fully > ready yet. > > So, there must be a problem with the startup script setting sshd to > autostart. > The script is created as a scheduled task. I think the task is named "VCL > Update Cygwin" and runs update_cygwin.cmd. Do you see anything like that > under scheduled tasks? > > Josh > > On Monday, April 19, 2021 12:04:37 PM EDT Luis A Lopez Negron wrote: > > Hi Josh: > > > > Thanks again for your answer. When I was preparing my WIndows10 > > installation I did what you just suggest and the command > > > > ./cyginw-sshd-config.sh 'PASSWORD' > > > > ran perfectly > > > > I checked the service and it was running [I also did ssh form the > > management node to the new computer using the private ip address]. I do > not > > understand why when making a new reservation it puts on disable mode the > > cygsshd service. An interesting issue is that if prior to the five > minutes > > that the user reserves a computer, I log to that computer and enable the > > cygsshd, then the user can use the computer, but this is not a simple > > process and requires identifying the computer that the VCL assigns to the > > user. > > > > On Thu, Apr 15, 2021 at 3:11 PM Josh Thompson <[email protected]> > > > > wrote: > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > > > Hi Luis, > > > > > > I'm not very good with that part of the process but I'll help as best > as I > > > can. You shouldn't need to copy cygwin-sshd-config.sh in again if > this is > > > a > > > fresh install of Windows. It may be worth running it manually though. > > > Log in > > > as root, right click on the Cygwin shortcut on the desktop if you have > it > > > and > > > select to run it as Administrator. If you don't have an icon on the > > > desktop, > > > I'll have to find out what executable to find and run. > > > cygwin-sshd-config.sh > > > should already be in root's home directory. Run it again using > > > > > > ./cyginw-sshd-config.sh 'PASSWORD' > > > > > > where PASSWORD is root's password. If it works correctly, you should > end > > > up > > > in a Command shell and have this near the bottom of the output: > > > > > > The CYGWIN cygsshd service was started successfully. > > > > > > Josh > > > > > > On Wednesday, April 14, 2021 4:11:37 PM EDT Luis A Lopez Negron wrote: > > > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > > > > > Hi Luis, Hi Josh: > > > > > > > > > > > > Thank you for your response, below each question is my answer. > > > > > > > > >I have a few questions to get a better understanding of the > situation: > > > > > > > > > >Is this the first time you've used a new version of cygwin that > needed > > > > > > the > > > > > > > patch? > > > > > > > > > > > > *I just read that the patch was needed in order to capture an image, > so > > > > I > > > > applied, before that I had problem capturing the image * > > > > > > > > >Are you capturing the image from a fresh install of Windows, or is > it > > > > > > from > > > > > > > a >base image you already have? From a fresh install of Windows 10 > > > > > > > > > > > > Did you update cygwin-sshd-config.sh in c:\cygwin\home\root? I'm not > > > > sure > > > > if that needs to be done manually or not after applying the patch, > but > > > > it > > > > wouldn't hurt to try. > > > > > > > > > > > > No, I have not updated it yet. > > > > > > - -- > > > - ------------------------------- > > > Josh Thompson > > > VCL Developer > > > North Carolina State University > > > > > > my GPG/PGP key can be found on pool.sks-keyservers.net > > > > > > All electronic mail messages in connection with State business which > > > are sent to or received by this account are subject to the NC Public > > > Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties. > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > > > iF0EARECAB0WIQRMIdRtWXideTZDK31X8tBw1209AwUCYHiP0AAKCRBX8tBw1209 > > > Axy7AJ4sCRvJ4DmZ1t0IAocE5NtlWXE3tgCfTZtJKfVpdnuBnYyUtObKA3iNtLU= > > > =9g+c > > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > - -- > - ------------------------------- > Josh Thompson > VCL Developer > North Carolina State University > > my GPG/PGP key can be found on pool.sks-keyservers.net > > All electronic mail messages in connection with State business which > are sent to or received by this account are subject to the NC Public > Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties. > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > iF0EARECAB0WIQRMIdRtWXideTZDK31X8tBw1209AwUCYH2+EgAKCRBX8tBw1209 > AyK7AJ9iwIM4dxj+LqQrG+k77lF6G7sYSQCfbHNKC0byuZDDe1amzBXXubumFzk= > =+eqy > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > -- Luis A. 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