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Bug 661669

Summary: The upcoming audit patch causes inability to run sshd as non root
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Reporter: Jan F. Chadima <jchadima>
Component: opensshAssignee: Jan F. Chadima <jchadima>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact: BaseOS QE Security Team <qe-baseos-security>
Severity: urgent Docs Contact:
Priority: urgent    
Version: 5.6CC: jchadima, mgrepl, mvadkert, ohudlick, sgrubb, syeghiay, tmraz
Target Milestone: rcKeywords: Regression
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Hardware: All   
OS: Linux   
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Fixed In Version: openssh-4.3p2-71.el5 Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Clone Of: 661666 Environment:
Last Closed: 2011-01-13 22:05:27 UTC Type: ---
Regression: --- Mount Type: ---
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Bug Depends On: 661666    
Bug Blocks: 640580    

Description Jan F. Chadima 2010-12-09 10:48:40 UTC
+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #661666 +++

Description of problem:
the audit code finist the session with EPERM

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:
allways

Steps to Reproduce:
1.
run /usr/sbin/sshd as non root user
2.
run ssh localhost
3.
  
Actual results:
connection is broken


Expected results:
the ssh works as expected

Additional info:

--- Additional comment from jchadima on 2010-12-09 05:47:52 EST ---

The solution is change the openssh's audit code according to pam's one.

Comment 7 errata-xmlrpc 2011-01-13 22:05:27 UTC
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2011-0018.html