openssh bugs - Jan 2004 - [Bug 797] ignores setting of CONSOLE var in /etc/default/login

http://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=797

           Summary: ignores setting of CONSOLE var in /etc/default/login
           Product: Portable OpenSSH
           Version: 3.7.1p2
          Platform: UltraSparc
        OS/Version: Solaris
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: sshd
        AssignedTo: openssh-bugs at mindrot.org
        ReportedBy: scott.packard at jpl.nasa.gov


- Won't honor configuration of /etc/default/login variable.
 As shipped, Solaris (most versions) have a variable set in this file
 CONSOLE=/dev/console
 If the var is set, root login only is allowed on the console.
 If you comment the var out, then root is allowed from anywhere.
 sshd doesn't care whether or not the var is set.



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------- Additional Comments From mouring at eviladmin.org  2004-01-26 18:50
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this has been discussed before on the openssh-unix-dev@ archives.  to honor this
would effectly
destory:

     PermitRootLogin
             Specifies whether root can login using ssh(1). The argument must
             be ``yes'', ``without-password'',
``forced-commands-only'' or
             ``no''. The default is ``yes''.

And after long discussion that 'PermitRootLogin' is more useful.  It was
decided that CONSOLE
should be ignored.



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scott.packard at jpl.nasa.gov changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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             Status|NEW                         |RESOLVED
         Resolution|                            |WONTFIX



------- Additional Comments From scott.packard at jpl.nasa.gov  2004-01-27 09:42
-------
this has been discussed before on the openssh-unix-dev@ archives.  to honor this
would effectly
destory:

     PermitRootLogin
             Specifies whether root can login using ssh(1). The argument must
             be ``yes'', ``without-password'',
``forced-commands-only'' or
             ``no''. The default is ``yes''.

And after long discussion that 'PermitRootLogin' is more useful.  It was
decided
that CONSOLE
should be ignored.



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