Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 20:24:16 +0100 From: Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org> To: Matt Dillon <dillon@earth.backplane.com> Cc: Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org>, Jesper Skriver <jesper@FreeBSD.ORG>, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG, brian@Awfulhak.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/etc rc.network Message-ID: <200105171924.f4HJOGb67616@hak.lan.Awfulhak.org> In-Reply-To: Message from Matt Dillon <dillon@earth.backplane.com> of "Thu, 17 May 2001 10:10:57 PDT." <200105171710.f4HHAvo92052@earth.backplane.com>
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Agreed. We should remove the bogus HostKey line from sshd_config
instead.
> This does not belong in an rc file. It belongs in upgrade instructions
> or, even better, perhaps ssh should be patched to accept the original
> host key file if the new one doesn't exist. But trying to do any
> modification of /etc assumes way, way too much about how the machine has
> been configured or is being used. For example, / might be mounted
> read-only. Additionally, doing 'one time corrections' from an rc file
> is pollutes its purpose. When do you propose that this modification
> be removed? A year? Two years? Is it supposed to stay there forever?
>
> -Matt
>
> :
> :> jesper 2001/05/16 12:23:55 PDT
> :>
> :> Modified files:
> :> etc rc.network
> :> Log:
> :> Link /etc/ssh/ssh_host_key to /etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key to deal with
> :> gratutious changes in the latest SSH
> :>
> :> Reviewed by: obrien
> :> Approved by: obrien
> :>
> :> Revision Changes Path
> :> 1.94 +8 -3 src/etc/rc.network
> :
> :I would have thought it's more appropriate to remove one of the
> :useless Host Keys in sshd_config instead.
--
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<http://www.Awfulhak.org>; <brian@[uk.]OpenBSD.org>
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