Net Start SSHD HELPMSG 3534

Question

Hi Guys,

I am trying to setup git on windows box - and so far all appears to be working ... except this :)

net start shhd - gets the error NETHELPSMG 3534

When I type

cygrunsrv --start sshd I get - QueryServiceStatus: Win32 error 1062

Any ideas how to fix this ?

Answer 1

You can find here the steps taken to solve this issue under cygwin:

• Look at /var/log/sshd.log:
  /var/empty must be owned by root and not group or world-writable.

• Adjust mode of /var/empty and attempt to start sshd:

$ chmod 700 /var/empty

• Change owner of /var/empty:

20080217-144416 Administrator <at> a64x23800p /var
$ chown root empty/
chown: invalid user: `root'

• root is not a valid user name. Make an educated guess and try again:

20080217-151048 Administrator <at> a64x23800p /var
$ chown SYSTEM empty

20080217-151056 Administrator <at> a64x23800p /var
$ ll -d empty/
drwx------+ 2 SYSTEM None 0 Feb 17 14:30 empty//

Then:

20080217-151108 Administrator <at> a64x23800p /var
$ net start sshd
The CYGWIN sshd service is starting.
The CYGWIN sshd service was started successfully.

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Regarding the 1062 error, it reports that the windows service has not been started.

$ cygrunsrv --start sshd
cygrunsrv: Error starting a service: QueryServiceStatus: Win32
error 1062:
The service has not been started.

..

$ net start sshd
The CYGWIN sshd service is starting.
The CYGWIN sshd service could not be started. # only if the previous section was not solved

Note: be aware that:

• some anti-virus might interfere with that service.
  See this thread.
• older version of cygwin1.dll might also interfere with the process.
  See that thread.