Generated the keys using puttygen.exe provided with cwRsync and using winSCP to test connection want putty Private key.
Importing key in using coping and pasting public key directly from Putty Key Generator window i.e. require no editing since starts with ssh-ras <randowm_key>
Also verified key placed in c:/user/username/.ssh/authorized_keys
get from winSCP: Server refused our key
on copssh log shows:
2014.02.27 19:12:53 - debug1: Could not open authorized keys '/var//.ssh/authorized_keys': No such file or directory
2014.02.27 19:12:53 - debug1: trying public key file /var//.ssh/authorized_keys
Proper path would be:
/cygdrive/c/Users/username/.ssh/authorized_keys
This happens because you've activated the service account for Copssh access. The service account is only meant to run the service and has var directory as home. See our FAQ about details.
Please install Copssh again and activate an ordinary user for access.
Resolved creadted 2nd local user account and had copssh create service account. theire is a weird issue with case sensitivity. user all lower case when creating your accounts. Issue resolved.