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Permission error install-sshd.ps1 in elevated mode
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Description
Troubleshooting steps
https://github.com/PowerShell/Win32-OpenSSH/wiki/Troubleshooting-Steps
Terminal issue? please go through wiki
https://github.com/PowerShell/Win32-OpenSSH/wiki/TTY-PTY-support-in-Windows-OpenSSH
Please answer the following
"OpenSSH for Windows" version
((Get-Item (Get-Command sshd).Source).VersionInfo.FileVersion)
Cannot run the above code, due to the error below.
Downloaded v7.9.0.0p1-Beta : OpenSSH-Win64.zip
Server OperatingSystem
Windows 10 Pro
Client OperatingSystem
Mac OS
What is failing
https://github.com/PowerShell/Win32-OpenSSH/wiki/Install-Win32-OpenSSH
Following the guide above,
Downloaded v7.9.0.0p1-Beta : OpenSSH-Win64.zip
Running :
'powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File install-sshd.ps1'
On elevated mode gives the error:
Sorry the language is in Korean - it says access denied on the given path.
(I tried changing displaying language on windows settings and also 'set-culture en-us' but it doesn't change powershell error messages despite the windows is now in english?)

Due to this error I have no sshd service.
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Research direction
Start with the Install-Win32-OpenSSH wiki instructions and the install-sshd.ps1 command shown in the report. Reproduce the elevated-mode failure on Windows 10 using OpenSSH v7.9.0.0p1-Beta, then verify the access-denied path and that installation creates the sshd service.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- powershell
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100