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Date:      Wed, 21 Feb 2001 19:36:12 -0300 (ART)
From:      Fernando Schapachnik <fpscha@ns1.via-net-works.net.ar>
To:        Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>
Cc:        Fernando Schapachnik <fschapachnik@vianetworks.com.ar>, security@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Inconsistent behavior on openssh
Message-ID:  <200102212236.TAA80210@ns1.via-net-works.net.ar>
In-Reply-To: <20010220112654.A35156@mollari.cthul.hu> "from Kris Kennaway at Feb 20, 2001 11:26:55 am"

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En un mensaje anterior, Kris Kennaway escribió:
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> On Tue, Feb 20, 2001 at 09:15:59AM -0300, Fernando Schapachnik wrote:
> > En un mensaje anterior, Kris Kennaway escribió:
> > > >     Simply install your ~/.ssh/identity.pub in your remote account's
> > > >     ~/.ssh/authorized_keys file.  That's why I use.  I've never in my
> > > >     life used .rhosts or .shosts with ssh.
> > > 
> > > Or if you really want to use RhostsRSAAuthentication, rebuild sshd
> > > with ENABLE_SUID_SSH=true in /etc/make.conf
> > 
> > I don't think it will sufice:
> > 
> > ssh.c:
> > /* Disable rhosts authentication if not running as root. */
> > if (original_effective_uid != 0 ||!options.use_privileged_port) {
> >              options.rhosts_authentication = 0;
> >              options.rhosts_rsa_authentication = 0; 
> > 
> > 
> > It's not #ifdef'd.
> 
> Erm - if it's setuid root (controlled by the makefile when it's
> installed), the original_effective_uid == 0.

Then you were right. Should have looked better :). Thanks!



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