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Re: Problem with ssh-keygen.exe.
- To: cygwin <cygwin at cygwin dot com>
- Subject: Re: Problem with ssh-keygen.exe.
- From: Corinna Vinschen <vinschen at redhat dot com>
- Date: Sat, 02 Dec 2000 10:41:48 +0100
- References: <Pine.SOL.3.91.1001201155003.21062B-100000@cse.cygnus.com>
- Reply-To: cygwin <cygwin at cygwin dot com>
Mo DeJong wrote:
> application. I am running as user mdejong
> with a home dir of /home/mdejong, but ssh-keygen
> thinks differently.
>
> $ ssh-keygen.exe
> Generating RSA keys: Key generation complete.
> Enter file in which to save the key (/bin/sh/.ssh/identity):
>
> from bash:
>
> $ echo $HOME
> /home/mdejong
Just for clarification: $HOME is in no way of interest for OpenSSH.
OpenSSH applications always use the getpw... calls to get the user
related information. So, as Chris Abbey already mentioned, check
your /etc/passwd which is for sure your problem.
Corinna
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