Cygwin quickstart: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 16:59, 16 June 2018

Cygwin is ESSENTIAL to set up sshd so you can use Windows as a jump box. But it won't ever have i3. So don't spend too much time there!

Download and install npm for Windows (seems to integrate)
Download cygwin
- Put the shortcut in the task bar; right-click > properties > advanced > Run as Administrator (so we can run services)
Select the following packages:

# added procps-ng for [watch]
openssh stow xorg-server git tig procps-ng bash-completion

Let cygwin create an entire new Windoze account:

# from : http://www.noah.org/ssh/cygwin-sshd.html
RUN AS ADMIN: cygwin prompt
> right click taskbar icon, right-click CygWin64 Terminal, "run as admin"

ssh-host-config -y # this will create a new WINDOWS USER cyg_server

# Start the sshd daemon oh yeah!
cygrunsrv -S sshd

Copy this into place:

C:\cygwin64\home\mbehrnsm\.ssh\2018

To use pem files or keys, you must strip permissions:

  rclick id.rsa > Properties > Security > Advanced > Disable inheritance > remove everything

Then you can scp the rest

scp -i .ssh/2018/id_rsa bitpost.com:.ssh/authorized_keys .ssh/
scp -i .ssh/2018/id_rsa bitpost.com:.ssh/config .ssh/
scp -i .ssh/2018/id_rsa bitpost.com:.ssh/known_hosts .ssh/

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 ** Put the shortcut in the task bar; right-click > properties > advanced > Run as Administrator (so we can run services)
 * Select the following packages:
-  openssh stow xorg-server git tig
+ # added procps-ng for [watch]
-* SCRIPT this:
+  openssh stow xorg-server git tig procps-ng bash-completion
+* Let cygwin create an entire new Windoze account:
   # from : http://www.noah.org/ssh/cygwin-sshd.html
   RUN AS ADMIN: cygwin prompt
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   cygrunsrv -S sshd
- # To use pem files or keys, you must strip permissions:
+* Copy this into place:
-   rclick > Properties > Security > Advanced > Disable inheritance > Copy existing > remove everyone, domain (only mbehrnsm remains)
+  C:\cygwin64\home\mbehrnsm\.ssh\2018
- # where is cygwin stuff?
- $ cygpath.exe -w ~
-  C:\cygwin64\home\mbehrnsm
-                                    i copied into here, need to make it official later
+* To use pem files or keys, you must strip permissions:
-                                        C:\cygwin64\home\mbehrnsm\.ssh\id_rsa
+   rclick id.rsa > Properties > Security > Advanced > Disable inheritance > remove everything
-                                        C:\cygwin64\home\mbehrnsm\.ssh\id_rsa.pub
+* Then you can scp the rest
-                                        C:\cygwin64\home\mbehrnsm\.ssh\known_hosts
+ scp -i .ssh/2018/id_rsa bitpost.com:.ssh/authorized_keys .ssh/
-                                        C:\cygwin64\home\mbehrnsm\.ssh\authorized_keys
+ scp -i .ssh/2018/id_rsa bitpost.com:.ssh/config .ssh/
-                                        C:\cygwin64\home\mbehrnsm\.ssh\config
+ scp -i .ssh/2018/id_rsa bitpost.com:.ssh/known_hosts .ssh/