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 -- *** E-Mail is NOT a SECURE channel *** James B. Byrne mailto:ByrneJB at Harte-Lyne.ca Harte & Lyne Limited http://www.harte-lyne.ca 9 Brockley Drive vox: +1 905 561 1241 Hamilton, Ontario fax: +1 905 561 0757 Canada L8E 3C3