Note: The default Cygwin shell is “bash”. etc/passwd does not exist, create the file with the mkpasswd command. Note: if your Windows username does not exist in the /etc/passwd file, or the Windows username from /bin/bash to /usr/bin/zsh # unencrypted username/password pairs for authentication.Ħ.Ğdit the /etc/passwd file and change the last field on the line with your # description: The telnet server serves telnet sessions it uses \ Telnet stream tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/tcpd telnetdĥ.Ğdit the /etc/xinetd.d/telnet file and change the line that has “disable = yes” Note: If you are prompted to setup the inetd super service, answer “no”Ĥ.Ğdit the /etc/nf file and enable telnet by removing the # at the Setup the internet utilities files using the iu-config command.
Once the Cygwin install is completed, from the start menu, right click on theĬygwin terminal icon and select “run as administrator” to get the Cygwin prompt.ģ. That are required to run the optional packages selected above. This will automatically install any additional packages, such as library files On the Resolving Dependencies screen, check “Select Required Packages” “skip” on the row that lists the package. Note: To select the packages below, expand the section name, then click on To select the following optional packages. All of the base packages will be selected by default. Select the internet connection, direct or proxy as appropriateĬygwin will start downloading the install files, then a “Select Packages” screen Thisĭirectory can be deleted after the install is complete.Į. The Cygwin packages are downloaded to during the install process.
Note: This is the directory on your PC where
Install with the following options, adjust as required for your individual system.ī.ĝefault directory c:\Cygwin64 (for 64 bit install)ĭ.
Install cygwin from Select the appropriate installer for your I've done this on several Windows 7 PCs and I think it should work for XP also, although I have not tested it on XP.ġ. This allows me to use my Aspect scripts with an ssh connection.īelow are the steps to install and configure Cygwin on your PC to enable you to ssh to a remote server using Procomm. I finally got my PC set up with Cygwin and now I can open Procomm, telnet to myself at localhost and then ssh out to a server. Searching the internet I found several references to uwin and Cygwin, which are windows applications that enable unix commands on your PC. I tried several options, including the built in Windows telnet server, but encountered problems. However, I wanted to be able to telnet to my local PC (localhost) and then ssh out, so I would not have to telnet to another server first. To be able to use Procomm and ssh, I had to telnet to a server, then ssh from that server as needed. I've looked at several other terminal emulation programs that support ssh, but none have the extensive scripting the Procomm has. I wanted to find a way to use ssh with Procomm. Since Procomm does not support SSH, and more and more systems have telnet disabled for security reasons.