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authorsimonpj <unknown>2003-04-10 08:09:51 +0000
committersimonpj <unknown>2003-04-10 08:09:51 +0000
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[project @ 2003-04-10 08:09:51 by simonpj]
Two win32 wibbles
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@@ -258,6 +258,16 @@
from the access control list. Don't leave them there but
deny them access, because 'they' may be a list that
includes you!</para>
+ <para>[March 2003] In fact <command>ssh</command> 3.6.1 now seems to <emphasis>require</emphasis>
+ you to have Unix permissions 600 (read/write for owner only)
+ on the <literal>.ssh/identity</literal> file, else it
+ bombs out. For your local C drive, it seems that <literal>chmod 600 identity</literal> works,
+ but on Windows NT/XP, it doesn't work on a network drive (exact dteails obscure).
+ The solution seems to be to set the CYGWIN environment
+ variable to "<literal>ntsec neta</literal>". The CYGWIN environment variable is discussed
+ in <ulink url="http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/using-cygwinenv.html">the Cygwin User's Guide</ulink>,
+ and there are more details in <ulink url="http://cygwin.com/faq/faq_4.html#SEC44">the Cygwin FAQ</ulink>.
+ </para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
@@ -4197,9 +4207,13 @@ but you do need it to <emphasis>build</emphasis> GHC.</para>
<para> Install Cygwin from <ulink url="http://www.cygwin.com/">http://www.cygwin.com/</ulink>.
The installation process is straightforward; we install it in <Filename>c:/cygwin</Filename>.
-Both <command>cvs</command> and <command>ssh</command>
-come with Cygwin, but you'll need them, so make sure you select them when running
-the Cygwin installer.
+During the installation dialogue, make sure that you select:
+<command>cvs</command>, <command>openssh</command>,
+<command>autoconf</command>,
+<command>binutils</command> (includes ld and (I think) ar),
+<command>gcc</command>,
+<command>flex</command>,
+<command>make</command>.
</para>
<para> Now set the following user environment variables: