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Old 07-07-2010, 09:30 AM   #1
capricorn80
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sshd connection closed


Hi!

Why i am getting these lines in my authpriv log


14:54:12 mylinuxserver sshd[2945]: Connection closed by UNKNOWN
Jul 7 14:59:12 mylinuxserver sshd[3799]: Connection closed by UNKNOWN
Jul 7 15:04:12 mylinuxserver sshd[4675]: Connection closed by UNKNOWN
 
Old 07-07-2010, 09:37 AM   #2
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After LoginGraceTime (in /etc/sshd/sshd_config file) server will close the connection with "Connection closed by UNKNOWN".
You should consider a firewall for ssh (22 port by default)

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