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I'm testing SecureBridge, specifically I need ssh server / client, so I'm interested in your product.

I downloaded both "SecureBridge 6.4 for RAD Studio XE5" and "SecureBridge 6.4 for RAD Studio XE3" (different machines, both windows 8.1 64 bits, with the last windows updates) and both installations shows the same problems:

1) simplesshserver

- Open simplesshserver.dprj
- compiling shows error : Undeclared identifier :'PSockAddrIn'

2) SSHServerService

-open SSHServerService.dprj
-compile ok
-install SSHServerService from command line with administrative rigths (SSHServerService.exe /Install) -> OK
- Start the service from command line with administrative rights (sshserverservice /Start) OR
control panel -> services -> "DevArt SSH Server" -> Start OR
sshserver.exe -> <Start server> always produce error: "Error 1053: The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion"

I tried giving a larger service timeout of 2 minutes (30 seconds is default) but it presents the same problem

Am I doing something wrong? What should I do?

Thanks in advance for your comments,

Juan Carlos

1. Thank you for the information. We have reproduced this problem and fixed it. This fix will be included in the next SecureBridge build.

2. To solve the problem try starting sshserver.exe with administrative rights.

Thank you for you reply. Starting with administrative rights DOES NOT solve the problem. As you can see in my first post I tried to start the server with administrative rigths in 3 different ways. ¿Is there a tentative date for the next SecureBridge build?

To solve the problem try to turn the Allow service to interact with desktop option on. For that perform the next steps:
1.In the Services tool, click the service that you want to start, and then click Properties.
2. Right-click the Log On tab, and then click to select the Allow service to interact with desktop check box.
3. Click OK to exit the Properties dialog box.

In my case the problem with SSHServerService not starting is related to the fact that I'm using an evaluation edition of SecureBridge. After allowing the service to interact with the desktop, the service attempts to display the nagging message about the evaluation copy each time it is invoked. The message must be responded to in order to proceed. In my case, possibly because of my dual monitors or graphics card, that is a major pain: it presents a completely new set of screens, blank except for the message, and then restores the old screens once the message has been responded to. It does work, but it makes evaluation a lot more difficult.

Also, the service stops after each invocation. I assume that this is the expected behavior. In that case, shouldn't the Startup Type be "Manual" rather than "Automatic?"

To avoid displaying trial notification dialog, please open the "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Devart\SecureBridge" registry key and create a new DWORD value with the 'ShowTrialMessage' name and value 0.