SSHD gone after C2 to C3 upgrade

[Wayne Leutwyler]

Brian McDonald wrote:

>>>
>>>
>>>Wayne thanks got all the openssh installed but when I do the
>>>/etc/init.d/sshd start
>>>
>>>I get file not found. how do I get the sshd init files back.
>>>
>>>Brian
>>>
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>>>as root issue these commands:
>>>
>>>service sshd start
>>>"This will start the sshd service for you."
>>>
>>>chkconfig sshd --level 35 on
>>>"This will make sure that the sshd service starts in runlevel 3 and each
>>>time you boot."
>>>
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>>>Wayne Leutwyler - CNA, RHCT
>>>http://linux.is-a-geek.net
>>>Columbus, OH. USA
>>
>>
>>Wayne your a great help. Shh is now running but now when I try and log in
>>through ssh it will not accept my password.
>>I know the password works as I can log in from the console. Just SSH is
> 
> not
> 
>>accpeting the password.
>>
>>Brian
>>
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>>
>>Is this the same client you were using when you connected to you FC2
>>machine? If this is the case I would suggest you delete your
>>~/.ssh/known_hosts file. Then try and connect to the FC3 machine. Also
>>check your log files like Scot said. Files I would look at are:
>>
>>/var/log/secure
>>/var/log/messages
>>
>>Let us know how it turns out.
>>
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>>Wayne Leutwyler - CNA, RHCT
>>http://linux.is-a-geek.net
>>Columbus, OH. USA
> 
> 
> I don't see any directories /.ssh/
> The only thing in the /var/log/secure is "Password failure for root"
> There is nothing about the failure in /var/log/messages
> 
> Should I be looking at the sshd.config or the ssh.config
> does anyone have an example of the default config files.
> 
> Brian
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> 
Brian,

As Scot said its not a good thing to ssh as root. Try to ssh as a normal 
user and see what happens. If that works then I would suggest using a 
normal user to ssh as and then su - to root.

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