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On 09/24/2009 10:22 AM, Dave M wrote:
> $ ssh-host-config
> *** Query: Overwrite existing /etc/ssh_config file? (yes/no) yes
> *** Info: Creating default /etc/ssh_config file
> *** Query: Overwrite existing /etc/sshd_config file? (yes/no) yes
> *** Info: Creating default /etc/sshd_config file
> *** Info: Privilege separation is set to yes by default since OpenSSH 3.3.
> *** Info: However, this requires a non-privileged account called 'sshd'.
> *** Info: For more info on privilege separation read /usr/share/doc/openssh/READ
> ME.privsep.
> *** Query: Should privilege separation be used? (yes/no) yes
> *** Warning: The permissions on the directory /var are not correct.
> *** Warning: They must match the regexp d..x..x..[xt]
> *** ERROR: Problem with /var directory. Exiting.

Do you have a local administrator you could log in as instead of your domain
user?  My guess is that your domain user is at least part of all these 
permission
problems.  If you don't have a local domain user, perhaps it makes sense to
get your user and group represented in the '/etc/passwd' and '/etc/group' files
instead.  Alternatively, you may find a 1.7 install smooths over some of these
difficulties as well, as Julio mentioned.

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A: Yes.
 > Q: Are you sure?
 >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
 >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email?

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