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Re: Auto Server Setup

From: Shawn Hogan
Date: Saturday, April 29, 2000
Time: 1:15:38 pm

Susie Ward wrote:

> Ok, I've almost got this done! I have a script on the server to accept the
> command line from OptiGold through ssh. I can open a command prompt window
> and paste in the command line and it will add the user to the server and
> everything works perfectly. But when I try to do it though OG, it's not
> adding the user. The command prompt window pops up for half a second, but
> when I check the user wasn't added to the server. Somehow the key to the
> problem is, I can open a command prompt window and paste the command line
> in and it works fine, but if I just try to go to Start -> Run and paste it
> in there it doesn't work (I'm assuming this is how OG does it too).
>
> Here is my command line:
>
> c:\ssh\ssh.exe -i c:/ssh/.ssh/identity -l username server.something.com
> useradd <Login> <Pass> <FName> <LName>
>
> I get the same results with or without the -i identity option (although it
> works fine either way in the command prompt window). On the server I get
> "Did no receive ident string" in sshd.log. I'm using Windows 2000 if that
> makes any difference. Any pointers would be greatly appreciated it! I
> really need to get this going this weekend :)
>
> PS Anyone who is having problems getting this setup, email me and I'll help
> ya. I had a few people email me a couple weeks ago when I was first
> getting it all setup, but I lost some of the emails, so email me again
> :) I'm thinking about writing up a little how-to on this once I get it all
> figured out myself heh

Sorry, I can't help with that one. But just out of curiosity, what ssh.exe
app are you running? Is it something you wrote, or something available?

- Shawn

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Shawn D. Hogan
President, Digital Point Solutions
http://www.digitalpoint.com
(858) 452-3696

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