Hi Steinar Let me check, but sshd should still work. However, sshd has been updated, so it could be related.
Again, let me test and open an issue to fix for 4.4.9 if needed. Thanks ! Regards JB On Mon, Aug 25, 2025 at 7:47 PM Steinar Bang <s...@dod.no> wrote: > > I have problems with sshd in karaf 4.4.8 and am wondering if there are > any config changes or policy changes related to that? > > Specifically: > Is the sshd off by default 4.4.8? > Is password authentication in ssh off by default in 4.4.8? > > A quick reminder: I'm maintaining an unofficial debian package for karaf > https://github.com/steinarb/karaf-debian > https://steinar.bang.priv.no/2018/01/23/installing-apache-karaf-on-debian/ > > The package downloads the karaf source tarball and rebuilds karaf before > packaging it. > > The debian/rules files contains the command for downloading and patching > the source and building the package: > https://github.com/steinarb/karaf-debian/blob/master/debian/rules > > Patching of /etc files takes place in override_dh_auto_install > > https://github.com/steinarb/karaf-debian/blob/master/debian/rules#L24C1-L24C25 > > When rebuilding the package for 4.4.8 and after installing the 4.4.8 > package the sshd doesn't start as all (as far as I can tell from > karaf.log) and it's not possible to connect: > > sb@lorenzo:~$ ssh -p 8101 karaf@localhost > ssh: connect to host localhost port 8101: Connection refused > sb@lorenzo:~$ > > I tried unpacking the binary tarball from 4.4.8 and starting karaf from > that, and here sshd starts, and I can connect to it, but I am unable to > log in even after uncommenting the karaf user in etc/users.properties > > I am looking through config of both source and binary tarballs to figure > out what's going on. But all hints and pointers are appreciated. > > Thanks! > > > - Steinar >
