Description of problem: /etc/sysconfig/sshd contains this line: export SSH_USE_STRONG_RNG=0 The file is used as EnvironmentFile in the systemd unit file sshd.service. systemd environment files are not shell scripts. systemd does not understand the "export" keyword. systemd treats it as an assignment to the key "export SSH_USE_STRONG_RNG", which is an invalid key name, so it's thrown away. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): openssh-6.1p1-6.fc18.x86_64 How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Start sshd.service with the default configuration. 2. xxd /proc/$(pidof sshd)/environ Actual results: See that SSH_USE_STRONG_RNG is not present in the process's environment. Expected results: I actually do not think that setting environment variables is the best way to configure services. I would very much prefer if there were an option called UseStrongRNG somewhere in /etc/ssh/.
good catch, thanks > Expected results: > I actually do not think that setting environment variables is the best way > to configure services. I would very much prefer if there were an option > called UseStrongRNG somewhere in /etc/ssh/. The environment variable is used also in ssh client, ssh-keygen, ssh-keysign ... so this kind of configuration is same among all parts of openssh.
openssh-6.2p1-4.fc19 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 19. https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/openssh-6.2p1-4.fc19
openssh-6.1p1-7.fc18 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 18. https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/openssh-6.1p1-7.fc18
Package openssh-6.1p1-7.fc18: * should fix your issue, * was pushed to the Fedora 18 testing repository, * should be available at your local mirror within two days. Update it with: # su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing openssh-6.1p1-7.fc18' as soon as you are able to. Please go to the following url: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2013-5918/openssh-6.1p1-7.fc18 then log in and leave karma (feedback).
openssh-6.2p1-4.fc19 has been pushed to the Fedora 19 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
openssh-6.1p1-8.fc18 has been pushed to the Fedora 18 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.