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DrOwl · Joined: 24 May 2007 Posts: 19

Questions in to the topic...

Im looking for a sshd for puppy 4 has any one build one already?

alienjeff · Joined: 08 Jul 2006 Posts: 2290 Location: Winsted, CT - USA

puppylinux.ca's search feature is your friend:

http://puppylinux.ca/tpp/Grafpup/packages/2.xx/sshd-4.4p1.tar.gz
http://puppylinux.ca/tpp/ttuuxxx/Libs/codecs/vsshdsd.dll

big_bass · Joined: 13 Aug 2007 Posts: 1736

DrOwl · Joined: 24 May 2007 Posts: 19

Thank you both, most cool indeed

I used Big_Bass's new package...

just a quick install of the pet, then i generated some host keys with

# ssh-keygen -t rsa -f /usr/etc/ssh_host_rsa_key
# ssh-keygen -t dsa -f /usr/etc/ssh_host_dsa_key
# ssh-keygen -t rsa1 -f /usr/etc/ssh_host_key

and modded the config /usr/etc/sshd_config so root can not log directly in (not that im paranoid)

`PermitRootLogin no`
while i was there i set up a banner
`Banner /etc/motd`

+ created my self a local non root user with user add.

mkdir /home
'adduser -h /home/[localusername] [localusername]

I had a problem su'ing to root so i had to add SUID

chmod 4777 /bin/su

and then set up the firwall to limmit who can ssh to my box.

I have'nt looked at the openssh tar yet, did you have to compile it?
+ how come "/usr/etc" is that puppy thing, or just general linux (me being a Solaris dude im use it sshd config being in /etc/ssh/)

big_bass · Joined: 13 Aug 2007 Posts: 1736

DrOwl · Joined: 24 May 2007 Posts: 19

Ok i made a wiki page, buggered up the title though, hopefully some one will fix that.

Please add / cleanup anything thing on the wiki page =)

http://www.puppylinux.org/wiki/applications/dot-pets/applicationsdot-petssshd

thanks for the info...

one thing that might be nice to add is a rc.d script, ill have a look at making one, and post it here.

DrOwl · Joined: 24 May 2007 Posts: 19

oh also i just noticed:

Jul 31 17:09:33 (none) auth.info sshd[23976]: lastlog_filetype: Couldn't stat /var/log/lastlog: No such file or directory

so i ran 'touch /var/log/lastlog`

restarted sshd `kill -HUP [sshd's PID]`
and lastlog now has data in it

+

Aug 1 17:52:00 (none) auth.info sshd[12327]: Accepted password for [user] from 1.1.1.1 port 61112 ssh2
Aug 1 17:52:00 (none) auth.err sshd[12398]: error: open /dev/tty failed - could not set controlling tty: Permission denied

not sure how to fix this, but its home time so ill look next time, any one got an idea?

sideburns · Joined: 27 Aug 2008 Posts: 56 Location: Freedonia

I don't need to ssh into my laptop with Puppy, I need to ssh from it to my desktop, with Fedora 9, and I'd rather use RSA authentication instead of password. Can I get the keygen program on its own, and if so, what parameter do I give it to get what I need? If all else fails, I can always do the keygen on my desktop, but that lacks elegance.

nickt · Joined: 23 Sep 2008 Posts: 1

growler · Posted: Sat 18 Oct 2008, 23:03 Post subject: repackaged Bigbass's OpenSSH5.1

I have repackaged bigbass's (slackware) openssh-5.1 to do the install automatically with a pinstall.sh script in the PET that:

1. adds the sshd user - so the "Separated privileges" issue doesn't crop up
2. An automatic boot script loads the sshd server on each boot - and after installation
3. Only spot is allowed to login to the sshd server - root is specifically disallowed
4. Opens terminal screens to change the passwords for root and for spot at installation time

I put it up at

ftp.servage.net

user:puppy
pwd:puppylinux

under pet-packages

I have not logged into the wiki to update it - obviously this takes a bit of the fun out of the installation!

brucehohl · Joined: 07 Jun 2007 Posts: 58 Location: Ohio

growler,
I installed your version of openssh-5.1.pet on Puppy 4.1 but sshd did not start due to this error: "Missing privilege separation directory: /var/empty". After adding /var/empty everything worked perfectly.
Thanks, BH

big_bass · Joined: 13 Aug 2007 Posts: 1736

eponyn · Joined: 24 Jul 2006 Posts: 31

I was following the instructions of Dr.Owl to setup ssh but I am finding a couple of problems. I am running puppy Firehydrant (based on 3.0) in one PC that I want to use as a server file to backup the files of two other other computers. I installed the open ssh package and generated the host keys.
When I tried to create a user this is what I'm getting. I get an error when creating a user.

#mkdir /home
# adduser -h /home/eponin eponin
passwd: unknown user eponin
# adduser -h /home/eponin eponin
adduser: eponin: group name already in use
# passwd eponin
passwd: unknown user eponin

I've tried it with several different usernames and it will always give me the error. Any ideas on what I may be doing wrong?

Thanks

tdurbin · Joined: 04 Feb 2010 Posts: 2 Location: Merrillville, IN

If anyone is interested, I have compiled openssh-5.3p1 with gui for single startup or to add to boot (based off of the x11vnc-0.9.8 gui). You can find it here http://www.nwitechsupport.com/download/48/. The gui will request a username and a password change, create a system account and a corresponding home directory.

Edited to reflect the updated pet location - compatible with Puppy Linux 4.3.1 as the previous utilized terminal (NOP standard) instead of xterm, also fixed the missing icon issue (apparently gif format doesn't play nice with the menu)