Configure SSH using CYGWIN on Windows 7
Steps: Make sure Open SSH and Open SSL packages installed in Cygwin. Run, chmod +r etc/passwd chmod u+x etc/passwd chmod +r etc/group chmod u+x etc/group chmod 755 /var touch /var/log/sshd.log chmod 664 /var/log/ssh.log then, Run $ ssh-host-config *** Query: Overwrite existing /etc/ssh_config file? (yes/no) yes *** Info: Creating default /etc/ssh_config file *** 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/READ ME.privsep. *** Query: Should privilege separation be used? (yes/no) no *** Info: Updating /etc/sshd_config file *** Query: Do you want to install sshd as a service? *** Query: (Say "no" if it is already installed as a service)