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Re: sshd message: Could not write ident string
Matt Seitz (matseitz) wrote:
> I noticed the following message in my event log. Can someone give me
> more details on what it means?
[snip]
> sshd: PID 5396: Could not write ident string to [IP address removed].
It means somebody (from the IP address) used a port scanner and hit your port 22
(or whatever sshd is listening). Nothing to worry.
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René Berber
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