[CentOS] Problem with SSHD update.

Mon Sep 13 17:18:21 UTC 2010
James B. Byrne <byrnejb at harte-lyne.ca>

This is the entire session for the update on that server:

[root at inet01 ~]# yum update
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, priorities
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
 * addons: centos.mirror.iweb.ca
 * base: centos.mirror.iweb.ca
 * extras: centos.mirror.iweb.ca
 * updates: centos.mirror.iweb.ca
Excluding Packages from CentOS-5 - Base
Finished
Excluding Packages from CentOS-5 - Updates
Finished
Setting up Update Process
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package apr.i386 0:1.2.7-11.el5_5.2 set to be updated
---> Package apr-devel.i386 0:1.2.7-11.el5_5.2 set to be updated
---> Package dhclient.i386 12:3.0.5-23.el5_5.2 set to be updated
---> Package expat.i386 0:1.95.8-8.3.el5_5.3 set to be updated
---> Package expat-devel.i386 0:1.95.8-8.3.el5_5.3 set to be updated
---> Package ksh.i386 0:20100202-1.el5_5.1 set to be updated
---> Package nspr.i386 0:4.8.6-1.el5_5 set to be updated
---> Package nspr-devel.i386 0:4.8.6-1.el5_5 set to be updated
---> Package nss.i386 0:3.12.7-2.el5.centos set to be updated
---> Package nss-devel.i386 0:3.12.7-2.el5.centos set to be updated
---> Package nss-tools.i386 0:3.12.7-2.el5.centos set to be updated
---> Package openssh.i386 0:4.3p2-41.el5_5.1 set to be updated
---> Package openssh-askpass.i386 0:4.3p2-41.el5_5.1 set to be updated
---> Package openssh-clients.i386 0:4.3p2-41.el5_5.1 set to be updated
---> Package openssh-server.i386 0:4.3p2-41.el5_5.1 set to be updated
---> Package poppler.i386 0:0.5.4-4.4.el5_5.13 set to be updated
---> Package poppler-utils.i386 0:0.5.4-4.4.el5_5.13 set to be updated
---> Package popt.i386 0:1.10.2.3-20.el5_5.1 set to be updated
---> Package rpm.i386 0:4.4.2.3-20.el5_5.1 set to be updated
---> Package rpm-build.i386 0:4.4.2.3-20.el5_5.1 set to be updated
---> Package rpm-devel.i386 0:4.4.2.3-20.el5_5.1 set to be updated
---> Package rpm-libs.i386 0:4.4.2.3-20.el5_5.1 set to be updated
---> Package rpm-python.i386 0:4.4.2.3-20.el5_5.1 set to be updated
---> Package sudo.i386 0:1.7.2p1-8.el5_5 set to be updated
---> Package tzdata.i386 0:2010l-1.el5 set to be updated
---> Package xulrunner.i386 0:1.9.2.9-1.el5 set to be updated
--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

================================================================================
 Package               Arch       Version                  
Repository     Size
================================================================================
Updating:
 apr                   i386       1.2.7-11.el5_5.2          updates 
     123 k
 apr-devel             i386       1.2.7-11.el5_5.2          updates 
     231 k
 dhclient              i386       12:3.0.5-23.el5_5.2       updates 
     277 k
 expat                 i386       1.95.8-8.3.el5_5.3        updates 
      77 k
 expat-devel           i386       1.95.8-8.3.el5_5.3        updates 
     132 k
 ksh                   i386       20100202-1.el5_5.1        updates 
     1.2 M
 nspr                  i386       4.8.6-1.el5_5             updates 
     120 k
 nspr-devel            i386       4.8.6-1.el5_5             updates 
     112 k
 nss                   i386       3.12.7-2.el5.centos       updates 
     1.1 M
 nss-devel             i386       3.12.7-2.el5.centos       updates 
     233 k
 nss-tools             i386       3.12.7-2.el5.centos       updates 
     1.2 M
 openssh               i386       4.3p2-41.el5_5.1          updates 
     287 k
 openssh-askpass       i386       4.3p2-41.el5_5.1          updates 
      40 k
 openssh-clients       i386       4.3p2-41.el5_5.1          updates 
     449 k
 openssh-server        i386       4.3p2-41.el5_5.1          updates 
     269 k
 poppler               i386       0.5.4-4.4.el5_5.13        updates 
     3.0 M
 poppler-utils         i386       0.5.4-4.4.el5_5.13        updates 
      72 k
 popt                  i386       1.10.2.3-20.el5_5.1       updates 
      74 k
 rpm                   i386       4.4.2.3-20.el5_5.1        updates 
     1.2 M
 rpm-build             i386       4.4.2.3-20.el5_5.1        updates 
     302 k
 rpm-devel             i386       4.4.2.3-20.el5_5.1        updates 
     1.2 M
 rpm-libs              i386       4.4.2.3-20.el5_5.1        updates 
     928 k
 rpm-python            i386       4.4.2.3-20.el5_5.1        updates 
      60 k
 sudo                  i386       1.7.2p1-8.el5_5           updates 
     230 k
 tzdata                i386       2010l-1.el5               updates 
     796 k
 xulrunner             i386       1.9.2.9-1.el5             updates 
      12 M

Transaction Summary
================================================================================
Install       0 Package(s)
Upgrade      26 Package(s)

Total download size: 25 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
(1/26): openssh-askpass-4.3p2-41.el5_5.1.i386.rpm        |  40 kB   
 00:00
(2/26): rpm-python-4.4.2.3-20.el5_5.1.i386.rpm           |  60 kB   
 00:00
(3/26): poppler-utils-0.5.4-4.4.el5_5.13.i386.rpm        |  72 kB   
 00:00
(4/26): popt-1.10.2.3-20.el5_5.1.i386.rpm                |  74 kB   
 00:00
(5/26): expat-1.95.8-8.3.el5_5.3.i386.rpm                |  77 kB   
 00:01
(6/26): nspr-devel-4.8.6-1.el5_5.i386.rpm                | 112 kB   
 00:01
(7/26): nspr-4.8.6-1.el5_5.i386.rpm                      | 120 kB   
 00:01
(8/26): apr-1.2.7-11.el5_5.2.i386.rpm                    | 123 kB   
 00:01
(9/26): expat-devel-1.95.8-8.3.el5_5.3.i386.rpm          | 132 kB   
 00:01
(10/26): sudo-1.7.2p1-8.el5_5.i386.rpm                   | 230 kB   
 00:01
(11/26): apr-devel-1.2.7-11.el5_5.2.i386.rpm             | 231 kB   
 00:01
(12/26): nss-devel-3.12.7-2.el5.centos.i386.rpm          | 233 kB   
 00:01
(13/26): openssh-server-4.3p2-41.el5_5.1.i386.rpm        | 269 kB   
 00:02
(14/26): dhclient-3.0.5-23.el5_5.2.i386.rpm              | 277 kB   
 00:02
(15/26): openssh-4.3p2-41.el5_5.1.i386.rpm               | 287 kB   
 00:02
(16/26): rpm-build-4.4.2.3-20.el5_5.1.i386.rpm           | 302 kB   
 00:02
(17/26): openssh-clients-4.3p2-41.el5_5.1.i386.rpm       | 449 kB   
 00:03
(18/26): tzdata-2010l-1.el5.i386.rpm                     | 796 kB   
 00:06
(19/26): rpm-libs-4.4.2.3-20.el5_5.1.i386.rpm            | 928 kB   
 00:08
(20/26): nss-3.12.7-2.el5.centos.i386.rpm                | 1.1 MB   
 00:09
(21/26): nss-tools-3.12.7-2.el5.centos.i386.rpm          | 1.2 MB   
 00:10
(22/26): rpm-4.4.2.3-20.el5_5.1.i386.rpm                 | 1.2 MB   
 00:10
(23/26): ksh-20100202-1.el5_5.1.i386.rpm                 | 1.2 MB   
 00:11
(24/26): rpm-devel-4.4.2.3-20.el5_5.1.i386.rpm           | 1.2 MB   
 00:12
(25/26): poppler-0.5.4-4.4.el5_5.13.i386.rpm             | 3.0 MB   
 00:26
(26/26): xulrunner-1.9.2.9-1.el5.i386.rpm                |  12 MB   
 01:43
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                                           114 kB/s |  25 MB   
 03:46
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test
Finished Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
  Updating       : nspr                1/52
  Updating       : nss                 2/52
  Updating       : popt                3/52
  Updating       : openssh             4/52
  Updating       : apr                 5/52
  Updating       : poppler             6/52
  Updating       : expat               7/52
  Updating       : xulrunner           8/52
  Updating       : poppler-utils       9/52
  Updating       : openssh-clients    10/52
  Updating       : openssh-server     11/52
  Updating       : openssh-askpass    12/52
  Updating       : nss-tools          13/52
  Updating       : dhclient           14/52
  Updating       : ksh                15/52
  Updating       : sudo               16/52
  Updating       : nspr-devel         17/52
  Updating       : nss-devel          18/52
  Updating       : expat-devel        19/52
  Updating       : apr-devel          20/52
  Updating       : tzdata             21/52
  Updating       : rpm-libs           22/52
  Updating       : rpm                23/52
  Updating       : rpm-devel          24/52
  Updating       : rpm-python         25/52
  Updating       : rpm-build          26/52
  Cleanup        : expat              27/52
  Cleanup        : rpm-devel          28/52
  Cleanup        : rpm-python         29/52
  Cleanup        : nss-tools          30/52
  Cleanup        : poppler            31/52
  Cleanup        : openssh-clients    32/52
  Cleanup        : poppler-utils      33/52
  Cleanup        : openssh            34/52
  Cleanup        : rpm-libs           35/52
  Cleanup        : nspr               36/52
  Cleanup        : expat-devel        37/52
  Cleanup        : sudo               38/52
  Cleanup        : nspr-devel         39/52
  Cleanup        : rpm                40/52
  Cleanup        : xulrunner          41/52
  Cleanup        : popt               42/52
  Cleanup        : openssh-server     43/52
  Cleanup        : openssh-askpass    44/52
  Cleanup        : tzdata             45/52
  Cleanup        : nss-devel          46/52
  Cleanup        : apr-devel          47/52
  Cleanup        : ksh                48/52
  Cleanup        : apr                49/52
  Cleanup        : nss                50/52
  Cleanup        : dhclient           51/52
  Cleanup        : rpm-build          52/52

Updated:
  apr.i386 0:1.2.7-11.el5_5.2
  apr-devel.i386 0:1.2.7-11.el5_5.2
  dhclient.i386 12:3.0.5-23.el5_5.2
  expat.i386 0:1.95.8-8.3.el5_5.3
  expat-devel.i386 0:1.95.8-8.3.el5_5.3
  ksh.i386 0:20100202-1.el5_5.1
  nspr.i386 0:4.8.6-1.el5_5
  nspr-devel.i386 0:4.8.6-1.el5_5
  nss.i386 0:3.12.7-2.el5.centos
  nss-devel.i386 0:3.12.7-2.el5.centos
  nss-tools.i386 0:3.12.7-2.el5.centos
  openssh.i386 0:4.3p2-41.el5_5.1
  openssh-askpass.i386 0:4.3p2-41.el5_5.1
  openssh-clients.i386 0:4.3p2-41.el5_5.1
  openssh-server.i386 0:4.3p2-41.el5_5.1
  poppler.i386 0:0.5.4-4.4.el5_5.13
  poppler-utils.i386 0:0.5.4-4.4.el5_5.13
  popt.i386 0:1.10.2.3-20.el5_5.1
  rpm.i386 0:4.4.2.3-20.el5_5.1
  rpm-build.i386 0:4.4.2.3-20.el5_5.1
  rpm-devel.i386 0:4.4.2.3-20.el5_5.1
  rpm-libs.i386 0:4.4.2.3-20.el5_5.1
  rpm-python.i386 0:4.4.2.3-20.el5_5.1
  sudo.i386 0:1.7.2p1-8.el5_5
  tzdata.i386 0:2010l-1.el5
  xulrunner.i386 0:1.9.2.9-1.el5

Complete!
[root at inet01 ~]# ssh inet06
Auto configuration failed
17203:error:0E065068:configuration file routines:STR_COPY:variable
has no value:conf_def.c:629:line 207
[root at inet01 ~]# service sshd restart
Stopping sshd:                                             [  OK  ]
Starting sshd: Auto configuration failed
17230:error:0E065068:configuration file routines:STR_COPY:variable
has no value:conf_def.c:629:line 207
                                                           [FAILED]
[root at inet01 ~]# shutdown -r now

Broadcast message from root (pts/7) (Mon Sep 13 09:14:55 2010):

The system is going down for reboot NOW!
[root at inet01 ~]# exit
logout

[byrnejb at inet01 ~]$ Connection to inet01 closed by remote host.
Connection to inet01 closed.
[byrnejb at inet05 ~]$ ssh inet01
ssh: connect to host inet01 port 22: Connection refused


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