On Apr 7, 2005 12:08 PM, Paul Howarth <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Dotan Cohen wrote: > > Thanks. I tryed to edit /etc/ssh/sshd_config and found that it is > > either empty or does not exist. In emacs i just get a blank screen. So > > maybe I don't even have ssh on this computer? I did a FC3 desktop > > installation. > > Do you have openssh-server installed? > > $ rpm -qa 'openssh*' > > It sounds a bit strange that you should have sshd alert messages in your > logs if you're not running an ssh server. > > See also what's listening on your ssh port: > # netstat -nalp | grep :22 > > >>3. Consider turning off password authentication altogether and using > >>certificates instead. > > > > I will look into this. As far as I can see, I would need to purchase a > > certificate? > > No, you generate them yourself. > > There's an introduction at: > http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node=OpenSSH > > Paul. > > Do you have openssh-server installed? > $ rpm -qa 'openssh*' I got nothing in return. After some time thinking, the prompt returned. > It sounds a bit strange that you should have sshd alert messages in your > logs if you're not running an ssh server. > See also what's listening on your ssh port: > # netstat -nalp | grep :22 I got this: tcp 0 0 :::22 :::* LISTEN 4428/sshd I pasted it as it is into google and got no results, but I did not go digging any deeper. I figure it would be best to ask here what this means. Just a little question. For the rpm you used $ as the prompt sign, but for the netstat you used #. Any difference between them, in your usage? Thank you so much. Dotan Cohen http://Liriks-Song.com/ http://Song-Liriks.com/
