Topic: SSH Problems

[Geoff]

Hello,
I was running an older version of openssh that i got from a link on this website (i forget what it was). Well today I downloaded the newer version from openssh.org and now I cannot add users. How can I get my users to be able to log on again, It won't even recongnize the root account.

-geoff

[Charlie Brady]

Geoff wrote:

> Hello, I was running an older version of openssh that i got
> from a link on this website (i forget what it was).

Perhaps from http://e-smith.gormand.com.au/ ?

> Well today
> I downloaded the newer version from openssh.org and now I
> cannot add users. How can I get my users to be able to log on
> again, It won't even recongnize the root account.

I don't see how downloading a new version of openssh can stop your system from working. Do you mean that from the console and keyboard you cannot log in as root? Can you access the e-smith-manager web page from your local LAN?

Can you back out your changes? I am not aware of any security proplems with openssh 1.2.2 as distributed.

[BTW, there is no code to download at openssh.org. Perhaps you mean openssh.com?]

Charlie

[Geoff]

> Perhaps from http://e-smith.gormand.com.au/ ?

> I don't see how downloading a new version of openssh can stop
> your system from working. Do you mean that from the console and
> keyboard you cannot log in as root? Can you access the
> e-smith-manager web page from your local LAN?

Using putty (remote connection) i cannot logon. I can connect and enter a user name and password but i get a access denied error. I can still logon to the system physically just not remotely. I have never been able to use e-smith manager, but that doesn't matter really.

> Can you back out your changes? I am not aware of any security
> proplems with openssh 1.2.2 as distributed.

i think it might be a little late now.

> [BTW, there is no code to download at openssh.org. Perhaps you
> mean openssh.com?]

details, details ya it was openssh.com

[Charlie Brady]

Geoff wrote:

> > Perhaps from http://e-smith.gormand.com.au/ ?
>
> > I don't see how downloading a new version of openssh can
> > stop your system from working. Do you mean that from the
> > console and keyboard you cannot log in as root? Can you
> > access the e-smith-manager web page from your local LAN?
>
> Using putty (remote connection) i cannot logon.

I have never used putty and know nothing about it.

> I can connect
> and enter a user name and password but i get a access denied
> error. I can still logon to the system physically just not
> remotely.

Then there is obviously something wrong with your openssh installation and configuration. I can't really help you with that. Speak to your vendor

> I have never been able to use e-smith manager, but
> that doesn't matter really.

You can't meaningfully use the e-smith server/gateway without access to the e-smith manager. You should identify and fix the problem, or you will be really going down paths where no-one can help you.

> > Can you back out your changes? I am not aware of any
> > security proplems with openssh 1.2.2 as distributed.
>
> i think it might be a little late now.

Assuming that you used RPM to install your upgrade, you can
remove the 1.2.3 openssh RPMs, and re-install the openssh 1.2.2 ones. Or you can just do a forced "upgrade" to the 1.2.2 ones.

Regards

Charlie

[Geoff]

> I have never used putty and know nothing about it.

Just like any other remote connection program.

> Then there is obviously something wrong with your openssh
> installation and configuration. I can't really help you with
> that. Speak to your vendor

Probably just something wrong with me

> You can't meaningfully use the e-smith server/gateway without
> access to the e-smith manager. You should identify and fix the
> problem, or you will be really going down paths wh....

Well I have found a way to use it but it is a pain in the ***. If I need to change something or add a user I will do it but otherwise I just keep away from it

-thanks for the help
-geoff

[Charlie Brady]

Geoff wrote:

> > You can't meaningfully use the e-smith server/gateway
> > without access to the e-smith manager. You should identify
> > and fix the problem, or you will be really going down
> > paths wh....
>
> Well I have found a way to use it but it is a pain in the ***.

Nobody else has said that they find the management forms painful. If you have constructive criticisms of it, then I'm sure that E-smith would be very interested to hear them.

Charlie