How do I configure freeSSHd on Windows Server 2008 so I can log in using ssh?

Click the "Unload" context menu and reopen works!

I installed freeSSHd just last night and ran into this same issue. The problem seems to be that I installed freeSSHd as a Windows service. When The windows service is running, it doesn't pick up the user accounts. Did you also install freeSSHd as a service?

Now, if I log into the server, stop the freeSSHd service, and start up freeSSHd from the desktop icon or start menu, I get a little icon in the tray. Double clicking it brings up a properties window, and I can start the server from there. If I run the server from here, I am able to log in with those user accounts.

It's good to know I can SSH in at all, but it defeats the purpose of having a Windows service if I can't use it. Has anyone else come across this issue and been able to fix it?

I have tried having the server running locally, and then also starting the service. I can log in, but then when I stop the local server, I can't connect anymore. It's as if the service isn't running.

I've tried running the service and starting the server locally at the same time, but I can't start the server locally after the service is running.

I've tried modifying the service so that it logs on as my administrator account. That didn't seem to help.

This is driving me mad! Has anyone been able to configure freeSSHd to work as a service with accounts? Has anyone else got experience with other SSH servers for Windows Server 2008?