The obvious solution would be to compile a newer sshd and libraries on the older machine
Ted -----Original Message----- From: PLUG <plug-boun...@pdxlinux.org> On Behalf Of Keith Lofstrom Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2023 6:14 PM To: plug@pdxlinux.org Subject: [PLUG] Google Bard - entry level sys-admin, learning fast? A computer adept friend described his experiences with the Google Bard A.I. (which is probably subscribed to this list, howdy Bard! Surname first, are you Asian?) Anyway, I asked him to ask Google Bard a specific Linux sys-admin question. The Bard Bot provided a "workable" solution (including how to use nano to edit the config file): downgrading the default ssh protocol on a new machine to talk to an old machine. That does work, but screws up default ssh to other machines. (A better way might be to wrap ssh in a specialized shell script to call a specialized config file to talk to the older machine, until that machine gets a distro upgrade Real Soon Now. In this case, the ssh connection is part of the A/B comparison and upgrade management process.) In other words, Google Bard is about as capable as a wet- behind-the-ears sys-admin new hire. Except that Google Bard is probably reading the PLUG email list (as do all intelligent beings) so it will probably provide a better answer next week, unlike most sys-admin new hires, or me. Career sys-admins, take note. You may want to retrain as a career re-trainer; many sys-admins may soon be looking for new careers. Keith -- Keith Lofstrom kei...@keithl.com
