Re: [CentOS] OpenSSH-5.3p1 selinux problem on CentOS-5.4.

2010-02-04 Thread James B. Byrne
On Thu, February 4, 2010 05:28, Radu Radutiu wrote: > Just for the reference if you want to keep SELINUX enabled and > create a new instance of sshd (with the stock CentOS 5.4 sshd) > with sftp only you can do the following: > > -create a copy of /etc/ssh/sshd_config e.g. > cp /etc/ssh/sshd_config

Re: [CentOS] OpenSSH-5.3p1 selinux problem on CentOS-5.4.

2010-02-04 Thread James B. Byrne
On Thu, February 4, 2010 12:00, Ned Slider wrote: > > > I was under the impression that sshd runs unconfined in the current > CentOS? > > $ ps axZ | grep sshd > system_u:system_r:unconfined_t:SystemLow-SystemHigh 2766 ? Ss 0:00 > /usr/sbin/sshd > > For example, you don't need to change the ssh_p

Re: [CentOS] OpenSSH-5.3p1 selinux problem on CentOS-5.4.

2010-02-04 Thread Ned Slider
James B. Byrne wrote: > > I am not sure what effect disabling SELinux support in SSH actually > has from a security standpoint. So, if anyone cares to enlighten me > on the the consequences I would like to know. > I was under the impression that sshd runs unconfined in the current CentOS?

Re: [CentOS] OpenSSH-5.3p1 selinux problem on CentOS-5.4.

2010-02-04 Thread James B. Byrne
On Thu, February 4, 2010 10:08, Marc Wiatrowski wrote: > >> >> > Have you looked at using rssh as the users shell? You can limit the > user to a chroot sftp only. Its not stock, but ssh can then be. > > http://dag.wieers.com/rpm/packages/rssh/ > I looked at rssh briefly yesterday when someone su

Re: [CentOS] OpenSSH-5.3p1 selinux problem on CentOS-5.4.

2010-02-04 Thread Radu Radutiu
Just for the reference if you want to keep SELINUX enabled and create a new instance of sshd (with the stock CentOS 5.4 sshd) with sftp only you can do the following: -create a copy of /etc/ssh/sshd_config e.g. cp /etc/ssh/sshd_config /etc/ssh/sftpd_config -chage /add the following lines in sftpd

Re: [CentOS] OpenSSH-5.3p1 selinux problem on CentOS-5.4.

2010-02-03 Thread James B. Byrne
On Wed, February 3, 2010 12:02, Ned Slider wrote: > > What happens if you enable SELinux, i.e, set it to enforcing? Do you > still see the same error message above? > I have rebuilt the thing without SELinux support and all seems to be working now. Since, other than the sftp user, there are onl

Re: [CentOS] OpenSSH-5.3p1 selinux problem on CentOS-5.4.

2010-02-03 Thread Les Ault
On Wed, 2010-02-03 at 14:48 +, Ned Slider wrote: > James B. Byrne wrote: > > Note: I am digest subscriber so if you could copy me directly on any > > reply to the list I would appreciate it very much. > > > > > > > After a modest amount of research we decided that the > > best answer was

Re: [CentOS] OpenSSH-5.3p1 selinux problem on CentOS-5.4.

2010-02-03 Thread Ned Slider
James B. Byrne wrote: > > The new server software works fine for regular ssh/sftp users. > However, when logging on as a member of the chroot group we obtain > this error: > > ssh_selinux_getctxbyname: ssh_selinux_getctxbyname: > security_getenforce() failed > > > # sestatus > SELinux sta

Re: [CentOS] OpenSSH-5.3p1 selinux problem on CentOS-5.4.

2010-02-03 Thread Kai Schaetzl
Instead, might the use of SCP (instead of sftp subsystem) and a limited shell be able to achieve your goal? I found this when googling for "limited shell": http://lshell.ghantoos.org/ Look at the "Use case". There's also rbash, but on first glance lshell looks quite promising. Kai -- Get your w

Re: [CentOS] OpenSSH-5.3p1 selinux problem on CentOS-5.4.

2010-02-03 Thread Dale Dellutri
On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 9:26 AM, James B. Byrne wrote: > > On Wed, February 3, 2010 09:48, Ned Slider wrote: > > James B. Byrne wrote: > >> Note: I am digest subscriber so if you could copy me directly on > >> any reply to the list I would appreciate it very much. > >> > > > > > > > >> After a mo

Re: [CentOS] OpenSSH-5.3p1 selinux problem on CentOS-5.4.

2010-02-03 Thread William L. Maltby
On Wed, 2010-02-03 at 10:26 -0500, James B. Byrne wrote: > > So, I am left still seeking answers to my original questions. > > 1. Is it possible to mount the selinux filesystem twice on the same > host having different roots? Mount --bind *before* the chroot environment is entered should do the

Re: [CentOS] OpenSSH-5.3p1 selinux problem on CentOS-5.4.

2010-02-03 Thread James B. Byrne
On Wed, February 3, 2010 09:48, Ned Slider wrote: > James B. Byrne wrote: >> Note: I am digest subscriber so if you could copy me directly on >> any reply to the list I would appreciate it very much. >> > > > >> After a modest amount of research we decided that the >> best answer was to use a mo

Re: [CentOS] OpenSSH-5.3p1 selinux problem on CentOS-5.4.

2010-02-03 Thread Ned Slider
James B. Byrne wrote: > Note: I am digest subscriber so if you could copy me directly on any > reply to the list I would appreciate it very much. > > After a modest amount of research we decided that the > best answer was to use a more recent version of OpenSSH (5.3p1)that > supports chroot as