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Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 18:55:22 -0400
From: parv <parv_@yahoo.com>
To: dannyman <dannyman@toldme.com>
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Subject: Re: can not start sshd
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this was, on the fateful occasion around Aug 16 18:13 -0400,
sent by dannyman                                                     
>
> Any ideas?
> 
> 0-15:11 root@dell ~# sshd -d
> debug: sshd version OpenSSH_2.2.0
> error: Could not load DSA host key: /etc/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key
> Disabling protocol version 2
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

> debug: Bind to port 22 on 0.0.0.0.
> Server listening on 0.0.0.0 port 22.
> Generating 768 bot RSA key.
                    ^^^^^
> RSA key generation complete.

now sshd will accept only protocol 1 connections.

> 
> Go to another term:
> 
> 255-15:11 dannyman@dell ~> ssh dell
> ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host

most probably you have ssh(d) config files which will not allow
protocol 1 connections. or, may be you have incompatible versions of 
ssh and sshd, at least protocol wise...

> 
> Augh!  Back at the other term:
> 
> debug: Server will not fork when running in debugging mode.
> 0-15:12 root@dell ~# 
> 

doesn't matter as it was started w/ -d option. see sshd(8).

-- 
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	 - parv

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