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Re: Openssh compatibility problem?


Charles Wilson wrote:
2) In some recent release the default hosts.allow has been modified to

ALL : PARANOID : deny
sshd: ALL

If there is a mismatch, then (a) there is a DNS misconfiguration, or (b)
somebody is trying to spoof/hack you.  In your case, I'd guess DNS
misconfiguration.

I see. I am doing some internal dns trickery. Thanks.


On the chmod 0 /etc/hosts* issue, is it's presence on this list sufficient for getting it logged and hopefully on someones radar screen?
I've seen this on 3 different fresh installs now.


Mike


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