[CentOS] New sshd_config - what has changed?

Robert Moskowitz rgm at htt-consult.com
Thu Sep 17 13:32:13 UTC 2009


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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