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Date:      Fri, 30 Nov 2001 15:07:02 -0500 (EST)
From:      Scott Nolde <scott@smnolde.com>
To:        Glenn Johnson <gjohnson@srrc.ars.usda.gov>
Cc:        <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: ssh does not honor the nologin file
Message-ID:  <20011130150529.K93019-100000@bsd.smnolde.com>
In-Reply-To: <20011130134050.A1933@node7.cluster.srrc.usda.gov>

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smacked into the keyboard previously by owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG:

 >Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2001 13:40:50 -0600
 >From: Glenn Johnson <gjohnson@srrc.ars.usda.gov>
 >To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG
 >Subject: ssh does not honor the nologin file
 >
 >The sshd manual says that sshd checks for /etc/nologin and
 >/var/run/nologin and if either is found, the login is not allowed.  This
 >does not work.  I have tried with the nologin file present in both /etc
 >and /var/run but users can still login via ssh.  I would like to be
 >able to temporarily disable all logins via ssh from the outside.  I can
 >not simply kill the daemon because I need ssh on the inside network.
 >According to the man page for sshd this should "just work".  Does any
 >one have any ideas?
 >
 >Thanks.
 >
 >--
 >Glenn Johnson
 >USDA, ARS, SRRC			 Phone: (504) 286-4252
 >New Orleans, LA 70124		e-mail: gjohnson@srrc.ars.usda.gov
 >

You could firewall the appropriate port which sshd listens on;
ipfw add deny ip from any to $SSHD_SERVER from any $SSHD_PORT in via
$EXT_NIC

My $0.02

Scott Nolde
GPG Key 0xD869AB48


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