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    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved 2.1 Snapshot Feedback and Problems - RETIRED
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    • nesenseN
      nesense
      last edited by

      Version 2.1-RC0 (i386) NanoBSD
      built on Thu Jun 13 16:43:24 EDT 2013

      Error I'm getting: "php: : The command '/usr/sbin/sshd' returned exit code '1', the output was 'Could not load host key: /etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key Could not load host key: /etc/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key Disabling protocol version 2. Could not load host key sshd: no hostkeys available – exiting.'"

      Settings: default port, with the "Disable password login for Secure Shell (RSA/DSA key only)" unchecked.

      Same settings were working on 2.1 beta before I upgraded to this build.

      $ cat /etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key
      # configuration file for newsyslog
      # $FreeBSD: src/etc/newsyslog.conf,v 1.52.2.1.8.2 2012/11/17 08:24:37 svnexp Exp $
      #
      # Entries which do not specify the '/pid_file' field will cause the
      # syslogd process to be signalled when that log file is rotated.  This
      # action is only appropriate for log files which are written to by the
      # syslogd process (ie, files listed in /etc/syslog.conf).  If there
      # is no process which needs to be signalled when a given log file is
      # rotated, then the entry for that file should include the 'N' flag.
      #
      # The 'flags' field is one or more of the letters: BCGJNUWZ or a '-'.
      #
      # Note: some sites will want to select more restrictive protections than the
      # defaults.  In particular, it may be desirable to switch many of the 644
      # entries to 640 or 600.  For example, some sites will consider the
      # contents of maillog, messages, and lpd-errs to be confidential.  In the
      # future, these defaults may change to more conservative ones.
      #
      # logfilename          [owner:group]    mode count size when  flags [/pid_file] [sig_num]
      /var/log/all.log			600  7	   *	@T00  J
      /var/log/amd.log			644  7	   100	*     J
      /var/log/auth.log			600  7     100  *     JC
      /var/log/console.log			600  5	   100	*     J
      /var/log/cron				600  3	   100	*     JC
      /var/log/daily.log			640  7	   *	@T00  JN
      /var/log/debug.log			600  7     100  *     JC
      /var/log/kerberos.log			600  7	   100	*     J
      /var/log/lpd-errs			644  7	   100	*     JC
      /var/log/maillog			640  7	   *	@T00  JC
      /var/log/messages			644  5	   100	*     JC
      /var/log/monthly.log			640  12	   *	$M1D0 JN
      /var/log/pflog				600  3	   100	*     JB    /var/run/pflogd.pid
      /var/log/ppp.log	root:network	640  3	 
      

      The file /etc/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key exists but is empty.

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      • jimpJ
        jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
        last edited by

        Looks like somehow the files got messed up on that disk. I'd be extremely suspicious of your CF failing.

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