On Wed, Dec 20, 2000 at 05:24:00AM +0000, Steven M. Kachocki wrote:
>
> Hi, I am a newbie at this server stuff, so forgive me if I get
> anything wrong here.
Well, I'm dang near a newbie, but we'll see if I can help.
My first bit of advice is to make sure you can log into your own computer
sucessfully using SSH. Then you know your server is working more or less
correctly, and your client is working well enough to use your server,
which is a good clue that it will work with someone elses', like the
ISP's.
>
> First, I have not been able to get the user authentication to validate
> my username. I have tried generating keys on my home pc and the
> remote game server-both as myusername and root. I am using ssh for
> workstations at home and have ssh2 server running on the game server.
Can you log in with user name authentication? Or -- shudder -- rlogin or
telnet? If so, you are part of the way home. You need to move the key you
generated on your computer, the client, onto the server computer. I've
documented this in gory detail for openSSH at
http://w3.trib.com/~ccurley/OpenSSH.html. If you are using anogther
implemetation of SSH, file names and the exact proceedure may vary; ask
your ISP for the appropriate docs.
>
>
> Next, since the remote server is located at a local isp, I cannot kill
> ssh2 without killing my connection to the server. When I do this I
> have to call the ISP and ask them to restart it. Unfortunately, they
> are going to get tired of this very soon. I need to kill -HUP sshd2
> to enable permitrootlogin = no. Can I do this from home or am I going
> to have the same kill problem? I guess the question is: Are ssh2 and
> sshd2 separate functions and by killing and restarting sshd2 am I
> going to be kicked from the remote?
OpenSSH logins that fail can take a while to time out. I haven't timed it
yet, but it can get boring. So go get a cup of coffee or something next
time before you call them. Give it at least ten clock minutes.
Try logging in with verbose output (ssh -v); that may give you some ideas.
Can you rlogin or telnet in to do the kill? I don't recommend it for
general use, but it will get you off the ISP's back.
>
> Next, some of my admins are using secureCRT to get onto the server.
> When I try to use that program, I get a "disconnected, reason 2" What
> is this and what do I have to do to get secureCRT going.
>
> Next, how can I enable ssh1 support so those that want to can login
> under ssh1?
Under OpenSSH, "Protocol 2,1".
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