Mail Archives: cygwin/2002/11/07/11:13:16
On Thu, Nov 07, 2002 at 06:59:08AM -0800, Karl M wrote:
> Hi All...
>
> I just updated to 3.5p1-1. I had to set PermitUserEnvironment in my
> sshd_config file. Should this be included by default in the ssh-host-config
> script?
You're right that PermitUserEnvironment should be added to ssh-host-config.
But it's set to no by default, so you have to change it anyway.
> I was a bit puzzled by the file owner and permission checking for the host
> keys now (with StrictModes enabled)...If the owner is wrong, the mode
> checking is ignored. I recall this test being stronger in the past...didn't
> the owner have to be correct (SYSTEM)? If so, why the change to a kinder
> gentler (less effective) safety check?
auth.c, line 378ff:
if (options.strict_modes &&
(stat(user_hostfile, &st) == 0) &&
((st.st_uid != 0 && st.st_uid != pw->pw_uid) ||
(st.st_mode & 022) != 0)) {
log("Authentication refused for %.100s: "
"bad owner or modes for %.200s",
pw->pw_name, user_hostfile);
The above code checks the mode additionally to the user id so what's
gentler here? Or do you mean another piece of code?
> Given the host local security issues with using Cygwim, is there much
> advantage to priv sep? Could someone please give a brief overview of what it
> is and how and why it helps?
README.privsep?
Corinna
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