[CentOS] New sshd_config - what has changed?

Vinicius Coque vcoque at gmail.com
Thu Sep 17 13:55:50 UTC 2009


Yes, it is a new option, since it was added.

ChrootDirectory is a new feature introduced in OpenSSH 4.9


On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 10:32 AM, Robert Moskowitz <rgm at htt-consult.com> wrote:
>
> Vinicius Coque wrote:
> > See "man sshd_config"
> >
> > #AddressFamily any
> > Valid arguments are 'any', 'inet' (use IPv4 only) or 'inet6' (use IPv6
> > only)
>
> Perviously this was uncommented, so now it is running on the default...
>
> >
> > #ChrootDirectory none
> > Specifies a path to chroot to after authentication.
>
> This line was not even present before.  So it is still running on the
> default.  But since it was added, is this a new option?
>
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 9:35 AM, Robert Moskowitz <rgm at htt-consult.com
> > <mailto:rgm at htt-consult.com>> wrote:
> >
> >     I see that there is a new sshd_config in the latest updates.
> >
> >     Since I have altered the original file, this one got installed as
> >     .rpmnew
> >
> >     It has two changes:
> >
> >      > #AddressFamily any
> >
> >     So does this make it default to IPv4 only?
> >
> >      > #ChrootDirectory none
> >
> >
> >     Chroot is now an option for SSH?
> >
> >
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