SSH login keeps failing, saying that "strict" mode is on. ...It isn't

lumix · 12-17-2008, 03:26 PM

On /etc/ssh/sshd_config I've tried strict mode ="no" and just commented out. Is this a client side thing?

rjlee · 12-17-2008, 05:17 PM

Settings in sshd_config affect the SSH server (which runs as a dæmon process, hence the “d” suffix in sshd). i.e. settings here affect people attempting to log in to the computer that the sshd_config file is on. You may also need to restart SSH for changes here to take effect, typically with something like:

Code:

/etc/init.d/sshd restart

Also, strict_mode="no" is the correct setting to turn it off, according to a Google search: https://engineering.purdue.edu/ECN/m...er/000965.html

Client-side settings live in the ssh_config file instead.

anomie · 12-17-2008, 05:17 PM

Instead of turning off StrictModes, why not make your home directory permissions better (i.e. more restrictive)?

By the way, the directive is: StrictModes no

Read the manpages for sshd_config(5).

lumix · 12-17-2008, 05:23 PM

Whoops, thanks for the heads up...I meant strictmode="no".

I also did do a restart. After removing the known_hosts file (in the client .ssh dir), I was at last prompted for a password again. But Why? This is a client-side thing.