Re: SSH Port forwarding when "PermitRootLogin"==no ?

2008-10-27 Thread Jeremy Chadwick
On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 12:04:46PM -0500, Kevin Kinsey wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I'm (still) trying to work around a limitation I've encountered
> with a new service provider (cf. "MTA on non-standard port").
> 
> As root:
>  # ssh -L 24:server:52525 server
> 
>fails because root logins aren't permitted in
> /etc/sshd_config on the server.

I recently discussed how to deal with this in a manner that does not
involve compromising root's security:

1) Make a public key on the machine you're doing "ssh -L 24:server:52525 server"
   from.  Run ssh-keygen as root
2) Place contents of /root/.ssh/id_rsa.pub in /root/.ssh/authorized_keys
   on "server".  Make sure the /root/.ssh directory is perm 0700,
   and authorized_keys is perm 0600.
3) On "server", edit /etc/ssh/sshd_config and change this line:

#PermitRootLogin no

...to:

PermitRootLogin without-password

4) Send a SIGHUP signal to the master sshd process.  This might
disconnect any existing SSH sessions to the machine:

kill -HUP `cat /var/run/sshd.pid`

If you're concerned about what "without-password" does, read the man
page.  It WILL NOT let people SSH into the root account, UNLESS they
have the private key (on "server").

> Also as root:
>  # ssh -L 24:server:52525 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 
> fails - an terminal session is established, but
> when I telnet localhost:24 I receive this in the
> terminal:
>
> channel 3: open failed: administratively prohibited: open failed

No idea what the "channel 3: open failed" part means, but the latter
likely implies firewalling rules of some kind on the local machine.

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Re: SSH Port forwarding when "PermitRootLogin"==no ?

2008-10-27 Thread Pollywog
On Monday 27 October 2008 17:04:46 Kevin Kinsey wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm (still) trying to work around a limitation I've encountered
> with a new service provider (cf. "MTA on non-standard port").
>
> As root:
>  # ssh -L 24:server:52525 server
>
>fails because root logins aren't permitted in
> /etc/sshd_config on the server.
>
> Also as root:
>  # ssh -L 24:server:52525 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> fails - an terminal session is established, but
> when I telnet localhost:24 I receive this in the
> terminal:
>
> channel 3: open failed: administratively prohibited: open failed
>
> I was kinda under the impression this should work, since
> the port on the remote server is a dynamic port.
>
> Any suggestions how I might get this to work?

I have the same problem with my ISP blocking port 25 inbound and outbound, so 
I use a DNS provider that will relay my email (email for a domain) to me on an 
alternate port.  I don't recall how much this costs me but it is around $40 
yearly.

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SSH Port forwarding when "PermitRootLogin"==no ?

2008-10-27 Thread Kevin Kinsey
Hello,

I'm (still) trying to work around a limitation I've encountered
with a new service provider (cf. "MTA on non-standard port").

As root:
 # ssh -L 24:server:52525 server

   fails because root logins aren't permitted in
/etc/sshd_config on the server.

Also as root:
 # ssh -L 24:server:52525 [EMAIL PROTECTED]

fails - an terminal session is established, but
when I telnet localhost:24 I receive this in the
terminal:
   
channel 3: open failed: administratively prohibited: open failed

I was kinda under the impression this should work, since
the port on the remote server is a dynamic port.

Any suggestions how I might get this to work?

TIA,

Kevin Kinsey
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