RE: openssh + active directory

Doh... Armand is very correct here.

I thought the list I am signed up on is "OpenSSH for windows" and just
assumed that was the focus.

LQ

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf 
> Of Welsh, Armand
> Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 2:08 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: RE: openssh + active directory
> 
> This is getting confusing...
> 
> OpenSSH is the main open-source SSH package that many, if not 
> most SSH implementation are base on.
> OpenSSH is an active project, that is undergoing constant changes.
> OpenSSH is the default SSH package supplied with the Cygwin 
> distribution.
> copSSH is a windows distribution of OpenSSH compiled under 
> Cygwin, w/o the extra bloat of Cygwin copSSH is a bare-bones 
> distribution of OpenSSH and Cygwin, to easy the installation 
> process copSSH is essentially a convenience package of Cygwin/openSSH
> 
> "OpenSSH for Windows" is a very old project, originally 
> intended to build openSSH under windows w/o Cygwin, but the 
> project is dead, and its vision was never fully realized.
> "OpenSSH for Windows" is full of installation problems 
> "OpenSSH for Windows" is dead, largely because of Cygwin's 
> native support of OpenSSH.
> 
> When "OpenSSH for Windows" is simplified as just openSSH, 
> confusion can occur.  I think when people are not familiar 
> with these differences, they can end up with the wrong 
> packages.  I for one, recommend using copSSH because it is 
> very easy to install, and a lot easier to configure than the 
> openSSH supplied by Cygwin.  However, if you want to use 
> Cygwin, then you cannot use Cygwin with copSSH unless you 
> really know what you are doing, and if you do, the copSSH is 
> overkill, and you should just stick with the openSSH package 
> in Cygwin.
> 
> That's my 2 cents worth..
> 
> Armand
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf 
> Of LQ Marshall
> Sent: Monday, June 18, 2007 9:24 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: RE: openssh + active directory
> 
> I don't have the specific directions handly, but the exact 
> commands are in the supplied documentation.
>  
> It's something like... mkgroups <blah> <blah> and mkusers 
> <blah> <blah>
>  
> It's right in the inlcuded support doc.
> 
> LQ
> 
> ps - FWIW... You may wish to move to CopSSH which is a much 
> more upto date port.  OpenSSH is older and no longer maintained.
> 
> ________________________________
> 
> 	From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On 
> Behalf Of Herr, Stephen
> 	Sent: Monday, June 18, 2007 11:48 PM
> 	To: [email protected]
> 	Subject: RE: openssh + active directory
> 	
> 	
> 	Frank,
> 	 
> 	I am sure many others would appreciate the info.  Why not just
> 	post it here so we all can reference it if needed and 
> it will get into
> 	search engines and such.
> 	 
> 	Stephen
> 	 
> 
> 	Stephen A. Herr 
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> 
> 	 
> 
> 	 
> 
> ________________________________
> 
> 	From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On 
> Behalf Of Frank Pikelner
> 	Sent: Monday, June 18, 2007 2018
> 	To: [email protected]
> 	Subject: Re: openssh + active directory
> 	
> 	
> 	Alan,
> 	
> 	Yes, OpenSSH does work with AD. You need to configure 
> OpenSSH config files. Send me an email at 
> [email protected] and I can provide instructions.
> 	
> 	Frank
> 	
> 	
> 	On 6/18/07 9:52 AM, "Alan Neville" <[email protected]> wrote:
> 	
> 	
> 
> 		Hello,
> 		
> 		I have just installed OpenSSH on a windows 2k3 
> server and I'm looking for a way to integrate it with Active 
> Directory. Is this possible?
> 		
> 		Many Thanks,
> 		
> 		--
> 		Alan Neville
> 		
> 		Technical Support and Helpdesk,
> 		Barlan Technologies,
> 		Unit a, Broomfield Business Pk, Malahide, Dublin
> 		
> 		[e] alan dot neville at barlan dot ie
> 		[p] +353 1 866 6111
> 		[f] +353 1 633 5612
> 		
> 
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