Haines Brown wrote:
> Well, this might be useful. When you say that I should try ssh
> localhost, this is what I understand you to mean:
>
> $ ssh localhost
> ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host
>
This rules out problems with the network, at least.
> If I understood you correctly, then something's really amiss. So
> configuration might be off. I have a configuration file for both ssh and
> sshd. The ssh.config file has all defaults, except for these lines:
>
> Host *
>
> SendEnv LANG LC_*
> HashKnownHosts yes
> GSSAPIAuthentication yes
> GSSAPIDelegateCredentials no
>
> These are some defaults:
>
> # ForwardAgent no
> # ForwardX11 no
> # ForwardX11Trusted yes
> # RhostsRSAAuthentication no
> # RSAAuthentication yes
>
> One thing strange is:
>
> # IdentityFile ~/.ssh/identity
> # IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_rsa
> # IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_dsa
>
> I have no ~/.ssh/ directory.
>
>
>> and try ssh'ing to port 2222, and watch what sshd says.
>>
>
> When I did
>
> $ /usr/bin/ssh localhost:
> ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host
>
> Same for
>
> $ /usr/sbin/sshd localhost:
> ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host
>
> Same for root.
>
> When I went to sshd to port 2222:
>
> $ sudo /usr/sbin/sshd -d -p 2222
> debug1: sshd version OpenSSH_4.3p2 Debian-9
> debug1: read PEM private key done: type RSA
> debug1: private host key: #0 type 1 RSA
> debug1: read PEM private key done: type DSA
> debug1: private host key: #1 type 2 DSA
> debug1: rexec_argv[0]='/usr/sbin/sshd'
> debug1: rexec_argv[1]='-d'
> debug1: rexec_argv[2]='-p'
> debug1: rexec_argv[3]='2222'
> debug1: Bind to port 2222 on ::.
> Server listening on :: port 2222.
> debug1: Bind to port 2222 on 0.0.0.0.
>
> This seems like it is able to access the port OK. Does this suggest the
> ssh configuration is OK? As for ssh log files, I've yet to find
> them. There is no explicit ssh(d) log in /var/logs, and nothing
> /etc/ssh/. None of the regular logs report any event, which I find
> peculiar.
With that sshd running in debug mode in port 2222 (or any other), try
also connecting to locahost on port 2222 (ssh -p 2222 localhost) to see
if any helpful messages come out.
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