cygwin-xfree Digest 18 Aug 2009 22:10:38 -0000 Issue 2688

[Harry Zisko]

On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 12:10 PM, <cygwin-xfree-digest-help@cygwin.com> wrote:
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> cygwin-xfree Digest 18 Aug 2009 22:10:38 -0000 Issue 2688
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> Topics (messages 28320 through 28324):
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> XWin -- Problem
>        28320 by: "A.Hofstaetter" <ahinfo@schule.at>
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> ssh config
>        28321 by: "Mike Ayers" <mike_ayers@tvworks.com>
>        28322 by: Jim Reisert AD1C <jjreisert@alum.mit.edu>
>        28323 by: "Mike Ayers" <mike_ayers@tvworks.com>
>        28324 by: "Larry Hall (Cygwin X)" <reply-to-list-only-lh-x@cygwin.com>
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> From: "A.Hofstaetter" <ahinfo@schule.at>
> To: <cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com>
> Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:28:58 +0200
> Subject: XWin -- Problem
> Xwin doesn't start. Please help. The log-File ist attached. It seems to be a problem with the multiuser environment. Running XWin as a Windows-Administrator is no problem, but running as an restricted user fails.
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> please help ... quick
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> regards alex
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> Sorry, if the solution is in a forum, I really searched hard, but found only others who had the same problem but no solution...
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: "Mike Ayers" <mike_ayers@tvworks.com>
> To: <cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com>
> Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 08:46:14 -0700
> Subject: ssh config
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>        I'm trying to set up shortcuts in ~/.ssh/config, but it doesn't seem to work.  I add:
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> Host slate
>    Hostname quarry.slate-gravel.com
>    User fred
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>        ...but when I try to use it:
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> [SNIP]
> host> ssh slate
> ssh: Could not resolve hostname slate: no address associated with name
> host>
> [/SNIP]
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>        What am I missing here?
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>        Thanks,
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> Mike
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Jim Reisert AD1C <jjreisert@alum.mit.edu>
> To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
> Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 11:24:23 -0600
> Subject: Re: ssh config
> Check your /etc/passwd file
> It's possible that ~ isn't really your home directory
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> - Jim
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> On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 9:46 AM, Mike Ayers<mike_ayers@tvworks.com> wrote:
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>>        I'm trying to set up shortcuts in ~/.ssh/config, but it doesn't seem to work.  I add:
>>
>> Host slate
>>    Hostname quarry.slate-gravel.com
>>    User fred
>>
>>        ...but when I try to use it:
>>
>> [SNIP]
>> host> ssh slate
>> ssh: Could not resolve hostname slate: no address associated with name
>> host>
>> [/SNIP]
>>
>>        What am I missing here?
>>
>>
>>        Thanks,
>>
>> Mike
>>
>>
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>
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> --
> Jim Reisert AD1C, <jjreisert@alum.mit.edu>, http://www.ad1c.us
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: "Mike Ayers" <mike_ayers@tvworks.com>
> To: <cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com>
> Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:46:52 -0700
> Subject: RE: ssh config
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>        Well that was it, thanks, but why is ssh looking there?  I thought it (and all other apps) used HOME on cygwin?
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>
>        Thanks,
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> Mike
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: cygwin-xfree-owner@cygwin.com [mailto:cygwin-xfree-
>> owner@cygwin.com] On Behalf Of Jim Reisert AD1C
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 10:24 AM
>> To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
>> Subject: Re: ssh config
>>
>> Check your /etc/passwd file
>> It's possible that ~ isn't really your home directory
>>
>> - Jim
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 9:46 AM, Mike Ayers<mike_ayers@tvworks.com>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> >        I'm trying to set up shortcuts in ~/.ssh/config, but it doesn't seem to
>> work.  I add:
>> >
>> > Host slate
>> >    Hostname quarry.slate-gravel.com
>> >    User fred
>> >
>> >        ...but when I try to use it:
>> >
>> > [SNIP]
>> > host> ssh slate
>> > ssh: Could not resolve hostname slate: no address associated with name
>> > host>
>> > [/SNIP]
>> >
>> >        What am I missing here?
>> >
>> >
>> >        Thanks,
>> >
>> > Mike
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Jim Reisert AD1C, <jjreisert@alum.mit.edu>, http://www.ad1c.us
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> From: "Larry Hall (Cygwin X)" <reply-to-list-only-lh-x@cygwin.com>
> To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
> Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:10:23 -0400
> Subject: Re: ssh config
> On 8/18/2009 1:46 PM, Mike Ayers wrote:
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>> Well that was it, thanks, but why is ssh looking there?  I thought it
>> (and all other apps) used HOME on cygwin?
>
> Nope.  But if you think about it, if $HOME doesn't equal ~ for Cygwin,
> something has gone awry.  Given that as context, it really wouldn't matter
> whether '/etc/passwd' or $HOME was the source.
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> --
> Larry
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