Unable to start cygwin sshd service

Question

I entered ssh-host-config into the cygwin prompt (started with admin privileges), said yes to privilege separation, new local account sshd, install sshd as a servic

Answer 1

I followed the steps in this topic and the problem was still happening, then I checked the sshd log file and it was complaining that the privilegies of the ssh private key were to open.

I executed the follow command:

chmod 400 /etc/ssh_host_ecdsa_key

Then I run the service:

net start sshd

It finally worked (BTW: I am using Windows 8)