During installation, I received the following message: --------------------------- OpenSSH for Windows 3.8.1p1-1 Setup --------------------------- Before starting the OpenSSH service you MUST edit the C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenSSH\etc\passwd file. If you don't do this, you will not be able to log in through the SSH server. Please read the readme.txt or quickstart.txt file for information regarding proper setup of the passwd file. --------------------------- OK --------------------------- There is no "passwd" file at the indicated path, and therefore I am unable to edit it.
The OpenSSH team is not responsible for this package. Quoting from my message last time[0] this came up: """ That is an amazingly obsolete package of a _13_ year old version[1] of OpenSSH and Cygwin packaged and abandoned by a third party. The version of OpenSSH has a number of known vulnerabilities and the installer has been reported to trash Windows 10 installations. To my knowledge nobody on this list has anything to do with it and I personally consider it an attractive nuisance that should be taken down entirely. [1] https://www.openssh.com/releasenotes.html#3.8p1 """ [0] http://lists.mindrot.org/pipermail/openssh-unix-dev/2017-March/035824.html
Yeah, sorry about that, not sure how I ended up with an old version - I think a high ranking Google hit listed it as the latest. I clued in when I saw the contents of the version dropdown, but I guess I hit submit anyway, meant to cancel.
closing resolved bugs as of 8.6p1 release