I just sent this to the ssh mailing list and thought I'd send it here too. >Ok, I've been trying to get some version of ssh working on Red Hat 6.2 for >almost a week now. I can't remember ever having such a hard time with >something on Linux :-/. > >This is my current setup: > >I've downloaded the very latest src.rpms from an Openssh.com mirror, and >compiled them as i686 binaries, as shown here: > > [root@garnet ssh]# ls /root/Dl/OpenSSH/Openssh.com/i686/ > openssh-2.1.1p4-1.i686.rpm > openssh-clients-2.1.1p4-1.i686.rpm > openssl-devel-0.9.5a-1.i686.rpm > openssh-askpass-2.1.1p4-1.i686.rpm > openssh-server-2.1.1p4-1.i686.rpm > openssh-askpass-gnome-2.1.1p4-1.i686.rpm > openssl-0.9.5a-1.i686.rpm > >All of these are installed EXCEPT openssl-devel-0.9.5a-1.i686.rpm (nothing >wanted it, and I didn't see anything that suggested I need it) > >To make things a little clearer; >The box in question is named "garnet" with an IP of 192.168.0.80, running >Red Hat 6.2 Professional, trying to run OpenSSH. This is the one I'm >trying to get ssh working on. >The other local box is bismuth, IP 192.168.0.70, running SusE 6.4 with >SuSE's ssh rpm installed and working (NOT OpenSSH, just ssh). > >It seems that the host keys were generated during the install - isn't that >right? > > [root@garnet ssh]# ls /etc/ssh/ > ssh_config > ssh_host_dsa_key > ssh_host_dsa_key.pub > ssh_host_key > ssh_host_key.pub > sshd_config > >Now, I can ssh from garnet to bimuth no prob: > > [root@garnet ssh]# su - jw > [jw@garnet jw]$ ssh bismuth > jw@bismuth's password: > Last login: Fri Sep 1 12:18:41 2000 from 192.168.0.80 > Have a lot of fun... > You have new mail. > jw@bismuth:~ > > >However I cannot from bimuth to garnet: > > jw@bismuth:~ > ssh garnet > Connection closed by remote host. > jw@bismuth:~ > ssh 192.168.0.80 > Connection closed by remote host. > jw@bismuth:~ > > >I cannot ssh from garnet to garnet: > > [jw@garnet jw]$ ssh garnet > Connection closed by 127.0.0.1 > >If I try: > [jw@garnet jw]$ ssh 192.168.0.80 >it just sits there forever (up to 20 mintues for far ;-) and doesn't even >error. > >Here's what /var/log/messages says while this is happening: > >[root@garnet ssh]# tail -f /var/log/messages > Sep 1 11:28:25 garnet sshd2[658]: connection from "192.168.0.70" > Sep 1 11:28:25 garnet sshd2[5747]: FATAL ERROR: Executing ssh1 > in compatibility mode failed. > Sep 1 12:20:58 garnet sshd2[658]: connection from > "192.168.0.70" > Sep 1 12:20:58 garnet sshd2[5822]: FATAL ERROR: Executing ssh1 > in compatibility mode failed. > Sep 1 12:21:06 garnet sshd2[658]: connection from "192.168.0.70" > Sep 1 12:21:06 garnet sshd2[5823]: FATAL ERROR: Executing ssh1 > in compatibility mode failed. > Sep 1 12:21:42 garnet sshd2[658]: connection from "127.0.0.1" > Sep 1 12:21:42 garnet sshd2[5825]: FATAL ERROR: Executing ssh1 > in compatibility mode failed. > >Below is my conf files: > >[root@garnet ssh]# cat /etc/ssh/sshd_config ># This is ssh server systemwide configuration file. > >Port 22 >#Protocol 2,1 >ListenAddress 0.0.0.0 >#ListenAddress :: >HostKey /etc/ssh/ssh_host_key >ServerKeyBits 768 >LoginGraceTime 600 >KeyRegenerationInterval 3600 >PermitRootLogin yes ># ># Don't read ~/.rhosts and ~/.shosts files >IgnoreRhosts yes ># Uncomment if you don't trust ~/.ssh/known_hosts for RhostsRSAAuthentication >#IgnoreUserKnownHosts yes >StrictModes yes >X11Forwarding no >X11DisplayOffset 10 >PrintMotd yes >KeepAlive yes > ># Logging >SyslogFacility AUTH >LogLevel INFO >#obsoletes QuietMode and FascistLogging > >RhostsAuthentication no ># ># For this to work you will also need host keys in /etc/ssh_known_hosts >RhostsRSAAuthentication no ># >RSAAuthentication yes > ># To disable tunneled clear text passwords, change to no here! >PasswordAuthentication yes >PermitEmptyPasswords no ># Uncomment to disable s/key passwords >#SkeyAuthentication no > ># To change Kerberos options >#KerberosAuthentication no >#KerberosOrLocalPasswd yes >#AFSTokenPassing no >#KerberosTicketCleanup no > ># Kerberos TGT Passing does only work with the AFS kaserver >#KerberosTgtPassing yes > >CheckMail no >UseLogin no > >#Subsystem sftp /usr/local/sbin/sftpd > > > >[root@garnet ssh]# cat /etc/ssh/ssh_config ># This is ssh client systemwide configuration file. This file provides ># defaults for users, and the values can be changed in per-user configuration ># files or on the command line. > ># Configuration data is parsed as follows: ># 1. command line options ># 2. user-specific file ># 3. system-wide file ># Any configuration value is only changed the first time it is set. ># Thus, host-specific definitions should be at the beginning of the ># configuration file, and defaults at the end. > ># Site-wide defaults for various options > ># Host * ># ForwardAgent yes ># ForwardX11 yes ># RhostsAuthentication yes ># RhostsRSAAuthentication yes ># RSAAuthentication yes ># PasswordAuthentication yes ># FallBackToRsh no ># UseRsh no ># BatchMode no ># CheckHostIP yes ># StrictHostKeyChecking no ># IdentityFile ~/.ssh/identity ># Port 22 ># Protocol 2,1 ># Cipher 3des ># EscapeChar ~ > ># Be paranoid by default >Host * > ForwardAgent no > ForwardX11 no > FallBackToRsh no > > >Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm probably missing some terribly >simple thing :-\ > > JW > _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list