On 4/26/07, Duane Hill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Thu, 26 Apr 2007, Pietro Cerutti wrote: > On 4/26/07, Andreas Widerøe Andersen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On 4/26/07, Arek Czereszewski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > >> > Andreas Widerøe Andersen wrote: >> > > I'm getting a lot of unauthorized ssh login attempts. I have a pretty >> > basic >> > > FreeBSD 6.2 setup. I have compiled my own kernel. Here's what I get > from >> > my >> > > daily security run output: >> > [...] >> > >> > Run sshd on other port. >> > And say about this your ssh users. >> >> >> Can I change the ssh port on a live server somehow without getting locked >> out? The server is on a remote co-location a flight away from me. > > Yes you can. SSH will keep your connection active until you log out, > then you can log in using the new port I will add the fact you will want to keep the current connection live and test after you make the change with a new connection. That way if the new connection fails, you still have a "foot in the door".
Thanks! I got it working without having to fly out to the server. :-) Let's see if this will prevent the unauthorized sshd login attempts. Cheers, Andreas _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
