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Date:      Sat, 26 May 2001 20:32:27 -0500
From:      David Banning <sky_tracker@yahoo.com>
To:        Bill Moran <wmoran@iowna.com>
Cc:        david@banning.com, questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: ssh installation problem
Message-ID:  <20010526203226.A662@yahoo.com>
In-Reply-To: <3B103F48.53519E5D@iowna.com>; from wmoran@iowna.com on Sat, May 26, 2001 at 07:42:00PM -0400
References:  <200105270026.f4R0Q2700505@d.tracker> <3B103F48.53519E5D@iowna.com>

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On Sat, May 26, 2001 at 07:42:00PM -0400, Bill Moran wrote:
> David Banning wrote:
> > 
> > I just installed SSH acccording to the directions on mostgraveconcern.org
> 
> What version of FreeBSD are you running? Versions after 4.1.1 and 3.5.1
> have ssh installed with the base system.
> 
I am running 4.3


> > I made the error of entering both lines;
> > 
> > /usr/bin/ssh-keygen -N "" -f /etc/ssh/ssh_host_key   (SSH-1)
> > # /usr/bin/ssh-keygen -d -N "" -f /etc/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key   (SSH-2)
> > 
> > when I try /usr/sbin/sshd
> > I get the error ;
> > 
> > error: ConnectionsPerPeriod has been deprecated!
> 
> This says your ssh config file is outdated. A depreciated value won't
> cause ssh to malfunction, but it's a good indicator that you need to fix
> your config file.

Well maybe I didn't follow the mostgraveconcern tutorial _exactly_.
I didn't do a cvsup because I did one about a month ago when I
upgraded to 4.3
I can't imagine that is my problem as to why it is out of date.

> 
> > I don't know if that is related to my error or not.
> > 
> > sshd seems to be running, but since I haven't figured out how to do
> > a ssh login yet I don't even know whether it's effective.
> 
> I'm guessing what you've done is installed an old version of ssh over
> top of the current version. Somehow the config file was replaced with
> the old config file, but you're still running the new version of ssh
> (pure speculation here)
> 
> If you're running a newer version of FreeBSD that has ssh as part of the
> base system, deinstall the ssh package and use the system-based version.
> It can be configured to start up automagically via /etc/rc.conf.

I just did the install from the ports; /usr/ports/security/rsaref 
Wait a minute. If I already had ssh installed I installed this from
the ports then that would me the one version over the other you describing?

> 
> Getting a login via ssh is simple:
> ssh localhost
I get the login but it will not accept me. I imagine it wants
me to have a password (I don't have one presently)
I am in the ~/.rhosts file.

> should work to test.
> See man ssh for more details.

I could consult this probably to work out my password access problem -

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