The instructions for sshd (/usr/share/doc/openssh/README.privsep) include the following: You should do something like the following to prepare the privsep preauth environment: # mkdir /var/empty # chown root:sys /var/empty # chmod 755 /var/empty # groupadd sshd # useradd -g sshd -c 'sshd privsep' -d /var/empty -s /bin/false sshd I used XP's Manage/User Accounts to add a group called sshd. When I tried to create a user "sshd", it complained, saying that the group already exists. 1. Which package has "useradd" and "groupadd"? 2. Is it possible to create sshd:sshd? Thanks, Steve -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/