Audrey Beck wrote:
> Scott Sprunger wrote:
> >
> > Greetings all:
> >
> > I've scoured the list (at least the messages I've received since I
> > subscribed) and Deja.com (usenet) but have been unable to solve this
> > problem. So here goes.
> >
> > I'm trying to ssh into a RedHat 6.1 server from my Mandrake 7.0 client.
> > I'm using the same rpm's on both that I pulled down from freshmeat.net.
> > I try to connect using ssh2 -l root -p 22 +C p6333. The server then
> > prompts me for the password which I then enter. Then it just sits there
> > and does nothing. I can't even ctrl-c out of it. I have to close the X
> > window. If I start it with the -v option it gives me the following and
> > then sits there...
> >
> > [ssprun1@pavilion bin]$ ssh2 -l root -p 22 -v -C p6333
> > Development-time debugging not compiled in.
> > To enable, configure with --enable-debug and recompile.
> > debug: connecting to p6333...
> > debug: entering event loop
> > debug: ssh_client_wrap: creating transport protocol
> > debug: ssh_client_wrap: creating userauth protocol
> > debug: Remote version: SSH-1.99-2.0.13 (non-commercial)
> > debug: Host key found from the database.
> > debug: Unable to open /home/ssprun1/.ssh2/identification
> > root@p6333's password:
> > debug: Ssh2/ssh2.c:304/client_authenticated: client_authenticated
> > debug: Requesting X11 forwarding with authentication spoofing.
> >
> > And here is what shows up on the server in /var/log/messages -
> >
> > Mar 23 23:05:48 p6333 sshd2[1213]: connection from "10.0.0.4"
> > Mar 23 23:06:18 p6333 sshd2[1318]: User root's local password accepted.
> > Mar 23 23:06:18 p6333 sshd2[1318]: Password authentication for user root
> > accepte
> > d.
> > Mar 23 23:06:18 p6333 sshd2[1318]: User root, coming from
> > pavilion.sprunger.com,
> > authenticated.
> > Mar 23 23:35:53 p6333 sshd2[1318]: Remote host disconnected: Connection
> > closed.
> > Mar 23 23:35:53 p6333 sshd2[1318]: connection lost: 'Connection closed.'
> >
> > I can pretty much eliminate the client because it can successfully
> > connect using the exact same command to an older RedHat 5.2 server. But
> > the only difference in the two servers is the version of RedHat and that
> > fact that I had to rebuild the rpm's using the src.rpm and the --rebuild
> > option in rpm since my 5.2 server uses the old libc/glibc. The only
> > thing I initially changed in both sshd2_config was the port number since
> > I have to use port 23 rathern than 22 in order to get through a firewall
> > at my office. For testing I tried switching it back and testing without
> > a firewall but that didn't make any difference.
> >
> > I've also tried two or three suggestions I did find in the deja.com
> > archives but so far none of those have worked. Anyone else have any
> > ideas?
> >
> > Cordially,
> > Scott Sprunger
> >
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> Maybe Red Hat 6.1 won't let a remote root in? Have you tried as a
> regular user?
That was something I hadn't thought of so I tried it. But unfortunately it
does the same thing. Thank you for the suggestion though.
Cordially,
Scott Sprunger
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