I'm trying to setup a SSH connection using this Application. The answer to this problem could be in the documentaiton. However, it is cumbersome and complex espeically to Cygwin. Although, I do have slight unix experience.

Here is the problem I am running into, while following a tutuorial on how to set this up:

Code: [Select]$ ssh-host-config




*** Warning: Running this script typically requires administrator
privileges!
*** Warning: However, it seems your account does not have these
privileges.
*** Warning: Here's the list of groups in your user token:

    None
    Users

*** Warning: This usually means you're running this script from a
non-admin
*** Warning: DESKTOP session, or in a non-elevated shell under UAC
control.

*** Warning: Make sure you have the appropriate privileges right now,
*** Warning: OTHERWISE parts of this script will probably fail!

*** Query: Are you sure you want to continue?  (Say "no" if you're not
sure
*** Query: you have the required privileges) (yes/no) yes

yes
*** Info: Creating default /etc/ssh_config FILE
*** Query: Overwrite EXISTING /etc/sshd_config file? (yes/no) tes
*** Query: Overwrite existing /etc/sshd_config file? (yes/no) yes
*** Info: Creating default /etc/sshd_config file
*** Info: Privilege SEPARATION is set to yes by default since OpenSSH
3.3.
*** Info: However, this requires a non-privileged account called 'sshd'.
*** Info: For more info on privilege separation read
/usr/share/doc/openssh/README.privsep.
*** Query: Should privilege separation be used? (yes/no) yes
*** Warning: The owner and the Administrators need
*** Warning: to have .w. permission to /var/run.
*** Warning: Here are the current permissions and ACLS:
*** Warning:     drwxr-xr-x 1 owner None 0 Aug 29 21:23 /var/run
*** Warning:     # file: /var/run
*** Warning:     # owner: owner
*** Warning:     # group: None
*** Warning:     user::rwx
*** Warning:     group::r-x
*** Warning:     other:r-x
*** Warning:     mask:rwx
*** Warning:
*** Warning: Please change the user and/or group ownership,
*** Warning: permissions, or ACLs of /var/run.

*** ERROR: Problem with /var/run directory. Exiting.

I change the permissions of /var and /var/run to 777. No difference.
In case this is relavant, I enter this command while running cygwin as administrator using UAC on windows. Well actually in the above scenario I was not using admin, but with admin access or not there is not difference in result.