FlexDeploy utilizes OpenSSH within a unix Unix shell for communicating to all endpoints. For Microsoft Windows, Cygwin is required to provide the unixUnix-like enviornment environment containing the required SSH libraries. The follow following instructions can be used to install the Cygwin on a Windows client.
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- Download Cygwin from the following location: https://www.cygwin.com/
- Run the installer and follow the prompts:
3. Type "openssh" into the search dialog.
4. Drill down to Net>openssh . Click on the version number and it will check the Binary box.
5. Click nextNext.
6. Navigate to the location you installed Cygwin and run Cygwin.bat as an administrator.
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*** Query: Should privilege separation be used? (yes/no) yes
*** Query: new local account 'sshd'? (yes/no) yes
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