Thank you Andy ! I will try that out and hopefully I come out with flying colors :)
On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 5:02 PM, Andy Kurth <andy_ku...@ncsu.edu> wrote: > Ryan is correct. The root account is a normal Windows account in the > Administrators group. The instructions/scripts do apply to all versions of > Windows. > > You can create the root account via the GUI or run: > net user root /ADD > net user root <password> > net localgroup Administrators root /ADD > > Once the account is created, logout and login as root. Follow the steps on > this page: > http://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=4589006 > > I would uninstall Cygwin and reinstall it per the instructions since your > image had it preinstalled. I don't think there is an uninstaller. You can > just delete C:\cygwin. Also, it's important to be logged in as root > whenever Cygwin SSHD is configured so that the permissions and ownership get > configured correctly. > > -Andy > > Brian Copcea wrote: > >> Hi Ryan- >> >> Thanks for writing. Those scripts should have been run, but I can't say >> for sure that everything was done (I configured this a while back and >> thought I had been thorough but obviously wasn't somewhere!). >> >> We'll check that definitely, but I think the problems is due to having a >> pre-installed and pre-configured Cygwin that came with the image we >> inherited to use, and trying to get the proper users, permissions and ssh >> configuration set. >> >> Sincerely, >> >> Brian Copcea >> IBM WSTI Intern >> >> On Fri, April 16, 2010 11:33 am, Ryan Johnson wrote: >> >>> I believe the 'root' user in this case is just an administrator account >>> with >>> the name root. I'm not sure if this is applicable to Windows 2003, but >>> have >>> you run the scripts provided with the instructions for running Cygwin? >>> >>> On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 11:22 AM, Brian Copcea <bccop...@ncsu.edu> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Hello Andy, Kiran- >>>> >>>> The Watcher account (and some of the others listed I think) was a >>>> special >>>> pre-created account on the image we were provided to use for our VCL >>>> installation - we were given a Windows 2003 image with some baggage and >>>> random things installed, and that's what we are trying to get working on >>>> this install. >>>> >>>> I thought that I had configured a new "root" user for that Windows image >>>> and for cygwin and installed the proper scripts into the home space of >>>> the >>>> root user of cygwin. However, I must have missed a step or many steps >>>> or >>>> all of them ;) >>>> >>>> Andy, perhaps you could detail the process of creating a new root user >>>> for >>>> Windows and getting that root user properly configured in Cygwin? When >>>> I >>>> did it, I used tutorials found on Google and such to help out, but that >>>> could be what messed things up (I'm still puzzled by other things not >>>> existing now on the image though). Maybe you have something from a >>>> previous e-mail you can cut and paste for us so you don't have to spend >>>> a >>>> lot of time typing that out. And I know you're busy, so if you don't >>>> have >>>> time Kiran and I will figure this out ourselves. >>>> >>>> Thanks for your help! >>>> >>>> Sincerely, >>>> >>>> Brian Copcea >>>> IBM WSTI Intern >>>> >>>> ---------------------------- Original Message >>>> ---------------------------- >>>> Subject: Re: Problem with ssh on the vmguest machine >>>> From: "Kiran N" <kiran.nellima...@gmail.com> >>>> Date: Fri, April 16, 2010 10:09 am >>>> To: vcl-dev@incubator.apache.org >>>> >>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> >>>> Andy, >>>> I cant see any folder as VCL under the path C:\cygwin\home\root\ >>>> Are there any extra steps of install which I am missing.I followed this >>>> link >>>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=4589006 >>>> Please suggest! >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> Kiran >>>> >>>> On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 8:53 AM, Andy Kurth <andy_ku...@ncsu.edu> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> This is very odd. Do you have any idea where the "watcher" name may >>>>> >>>> have >>>> >>>>> come from? >>>>> >>>>> The AutoAdminLogin registry keys are set by autologon_enable.cmd. >>>>> >>>> This >>>> is >>>> >>>>> what causes root to automatically be logged on when an image is booted >>>>> >>>> for >>>> >>>>> the fist time. Please take a look at the following file on your >>>>> >>>> image: >>>> >>>>> C:\cygwin\home\root\VCL\Scripts\autologon_enable.cmd >>>>> >>>>> What do you see for the following lines? >>>>> set USERNAME=root >>>>> set PASSWORD=<should match setting in vcld.conf> >>>>> >>>>> -Andy >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Kiran N wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Thanks Andy! >>>>>> I did have to manually start the cygwin SSHD service and I did not >>>>>> >>>>> get >>>> any >>>> >>>>> credentials error when I started up. It logged me in as watcher(so >>>>>> >>>>> its >>>> >>>>> configured to that I guess when vm starts up). >>>>>> When I checked for root account couldnt find one in /home directory. >>>>>> >>>>> Also >>>> >>>>> the /etc/passwd files are different when compared between vmhost >>>>>> >>>>> win2003 >>>> >>>>> machine and the new vmguest?(vcl01,which starts up when I make a >>>>>> reservation). >>>>>> Below are the list of accounts: >>>>>> Administrator watcher kaharris maestro sshd cyg_server Guest >>>>>> >>>>> mjohnston >>>> >>>>> SUPPORT_388945a0 >>>>>> >>>>>> hope this info helps.. ! >>>>>> Thanks! >>>>>> kiran >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 9:56 AM, Andy Kurth <andy_ku...@ncsu.edu> >>>>>> >>>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> It would be helpful if you could provide some more information. Did >>>>>> >>>>> you >>>> >>>>> have to manually start the Cygwin SSHD service while logged in as >>>>>>> >>>>>> another >>>> >>>>> user? Did it display a credentials error when you first tried to >>>>>>> >>>>>> start >>>> >>>>> it? >>>>>>> If so, what username is the service configured to use when the VM >>>>>>> >>>>>> comes >>>> >>>>> up? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Nothing in the code should delete the root account. It would be >>>>>>> >>>>>> helpful >>>> >>>>> to >>>>>>> know what accounts are listed when you run "net user"? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>> Andy >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Kiran N wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hello all, >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I have my Windows 2003 image configured with cygwin.There is a root >>>>>>>> account >>>>>>>> and a password has been set for that. >>>>>>>> I even updated the vcld.conf file with the password. >>>>>>>> When I make a reservation, the vguest(vcl01) machine starts but >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> fails >>>> >>>>> when >>>>>>>> it tries to do an ssh on it.. >>>>>>>> I tried running /usr/bin/ssh -i /etc/vcl/vcl.key -l root -p 22 -x >>>>>>>> vcl01 >>>>>>>> 'uname -s' 2>&1 from command line says Host key authentication >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> failed. >>>> >>>>> When I start the cygwin on that vmguest machine, I saw that there >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> is >>>> no >>>> >>>>> root >>>>>>>> account so I infer thats why the above ssh fails.. >>>>>>>> Do I need to add root account again on every vmguest machine? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Please help!! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> A part of the log file is below. >>>>>>>> 2010-04-14 12:41:28|20587|34:34|reload|utils.pm: >>>>>>>> run_ssh_command(6167)|executing >>>>>>>> SSH command on vcl01: >>>>>>>> |20587|34:34|reload| /usr/bin/ssh -i /etc/vcl/vcl.key -l root -p >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> 22 >>>> -x >>>> >>>>> vcl01 'uname -s' 2>&1 >>>>>>>> 2010-04-14 12:41:31|22231|vcld:main(165)|lastcheckin time updated >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> for >>>> >>>>> management node 1: 2010-04-14 12:41:31 >>>>>>>> 2010-04-14 12:41:36|22231|vcld:main(165)|lastcheckin time updated >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> for >>>> >>>>> management node 1: 2010-04-14 12:41:36 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> |20587|34:34|reload| ---- WARNING ---- >>>>>>>> |20587|34:34|reload| 2010-04-14 >>>>>>>> 12:41:36|20587|34:34|reload|utils.pm:run_ssh_command(6239)|attempt >>>>>>>> 1/3: failed to execute SSH command on vcl01: uname -s, exit status: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> 255, >>>> >>>>> SSH >>>>>>>> exits with the exit status of the remote command or with 255 if an >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> error >>>> >>>>> occurred, output: >>>>>>>> |20587|34:34|reload| ssh output (uname -s): Permission denied, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> please >>>> >>>>> try >>>>>>>> again. >>>>>>>> |20587|34:34|reload| ssh output (uname -s): Permission denied, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> please >>>> >>>>> try >>>>>>>> again. >>>>>>>> |20587|34:34|reload| ssh output (uname -s): Received disconnect >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> from >>>> >>>>> 10.0.0.10: 2: Too many authentication failures for root >>>>>>>> |20587|34:34|reload| ( 0) utils.pm, notify (line: 727) >>>>>>>> |20587|34:34|reload| (-1) utils.pm, run_ssh_command (line: 6239) >>>>>>>> |20587|34:34|reload| (-2) utils.pm, _sshd_status (line: 2745) >>>>>>>> |20587|34:34|reload| (-3) vmware.pm, load (line: 847) >>>>>>>> |20587|34:34|reload| (-4) new.pm, reload_image (line: 665) >>>>>>>> |20587|34:34|reload| (-5) new.pm, process (line: 266) >>>>>>>> |20587|34:34|reload| (-6) vcld, make_new_child (line: 594) >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>> Andy Kurth >>>>> Virtual Computing Lab >>>>> Office of Information Technology >>>>> North Carolina State University >>>>> andy_ku...@ncsu.edu >>>>> 919.513.4090 >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Thanks, >>>> Kiran >>>> >>>> >>>> >> > -- > Andy Kurth > Virtual Computing Lab > Office of Information Technology > North Carolina State University > andy_ku...@ncsu.edu > 919.513.4090 > -- Thanks, Kiran
