[scponly] can't start sftp-server on Fedora Core 5

Claude Jones claude_jones at levitjames.com
Thu Mar 30 15:23:18 EST 2006


On Thu March 30 2006 13:15, Kaleb Pederson wrote:
> On Tuesday 28 March 2006 12:31 pm, Claude Jones wrote:
> > Mar 28 20:26:45 78 scponly[29675]: processing request:
> > "/usr/libexec/openssh/sftp-server"
> > Mar 28 20:26:45 78 scponly[29675]:
> > running: /usr/libexec/openssh/sftp-server (username:
> > jph(501), IP/port: 207.188.230.66 28787 22)
> > Mar 28 15:26:45 78 sshd[29674]: pam_unix(sshd:session):
> > session closed for user jph
>
> Hmmm... everything looks good there.  So, it looks like your
> chroot and scponly are configured properly and the sftp-server
> within the chroot is having problems.  You'll need to strace
> the process.
>
> Details on how to do this are here:
>
> https://lists.ccs.neu.edu/pipermail/scponly/2005-July/000885.ht
>ml
>

OK - I'll get around to this soon, but it may be a day or two

> If looking through the files doesn't make sense, you can send
> them to me and I'll try to take a look.  Basically, you'll want
> to look for things like errors opening device nodes, etc. etc. 
> It's hard to say what the problem might be.
>
> hmm. Is FC-5 running SELINUX?
>

Yes - I tried setenforce=0 and that didn't help

> Thanks.
>
> --Kaleb

-- 
Claude Jones
Bluemont, VA, USA



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