RE: setuid for "ssh"
- From: "Gavin McDonald" <gavitron@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 12:44:10 -0800
Why can't you simply su to root, then start ssh. I'm sure the list will
correct me if I'm wrong, but I think running ssh _as_ root is a huge
security hole. (If it is even possible...)
Regards,
Gavin McDonald
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> bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sachin Bhugra
> Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2005 12:37 PM
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> Subject: setuid for "ssh"
>
> Hello,
>
> Can anybody pls tell me how to "setuid root" for ssh. I set the suid
> bit for ssh and it looks like:
>
> -rws--x--x 1 root root 217208 Sep 17 2003 /usr/bin/ssh
>
> But the problem is, when i try to use ssh as normal user, then it runs
> with normal user permissions and not with root. Say if i start ssh
> under user account "abc", then ps -Af shows:
>
> abc 1671 1636 0 00:46 pts/2 00:00:00 ssh 192.168.0.10
>
> That means it is starting with the authority of the user and not root.
>
> any ideas??
>
> PS: I am doing this to set RhostsAuthentication with /etc/hosts.equiv,
> on my private network, but cannot get it to work.
>
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