SetUpSshdOnCygwin

How to set up sshd on cygwin:

• Install openssh package
• Install cygrunsrv package
• Then, at a bash prompt:
  • Right click My Computer, Properties, Advanced, Environment Variables
    • See this illustration (red dots).
    • Click the "New" button to add a new entry to system variables:
    • variable name is CYGWIN
    • variable value is ntsec tty
  • Right click My Computer, Properties, Advanced, Environment Variables
    • See this illustration (green dots).
    • Select the Path variable and click the "Edit" button:
    • append ;c:\cygwin\bin to the end of the variable string.
  • Open a cygwin window (by double clicking the icon), a black screen pops open, type
    • ssh-host-config -y
    • This script will setup sshd as a Windows service,
    • when the script stops and asks you "CYGWIN=",
    • your answer should be ntsec tty
  • While you are still in the (black) cygwin screen, start the sshd service:
    • cygrunsrv --start sshd
• To stop the sshd service, pop open a cygwin window, type
  • cygrunsrv --stop sshd
• On the server, in Zone Alarm, set sshd to fully trusted and pass-lock
  • sshd service must be set to "Manual". Then, add a shortcut to startup which runs "cygrunsrv --start sshd". sshd has to start AFTER Zone Alarm in order to work.
  • On the client, in Zone Alarm, set ssh to fully trusted and pass-lock