Hi,
I've compiled openssh 1.2.2 on Solaris 7/SPARC. On most hosts, things
are fine. I get EGD going, compile openssh, and I can then generate
hostkeys as described in the INSTALL file to get things running.
On a few hosts though, the keygen fails like this:
root at sylow:/source/USR_LOCAL/OFFICIAL/OPENSSH/ssh_client# ssh-keygen -b 1024
-f /etc/ssh/ssh_host_key -N ''
ksh: ssh-keygen: cannot execute
or fail like this:
root at sylow:/source/USR_LOCAL/OFFICIAL/OPENSSH/ssh_client# cat build_host_key
/usr/local/bin/ssh-keygen -b 1024 -f /etc/ssh/ssh_host_key -N ''
root at sylow:/source/USR_LOCAL/OFFICIAL/OPENSSH/ssh_client# sh build_host_key
/usr/local/bin/ssh-keygen: syntax error at line 1: `(' unexpected
These same invokations work fine on most of our other systems.
Info on the system above:
root at sylow:/source/USR_LOCAL/OFFICIAL/OPENSSH/ssh_client# uname -a
SunOS sylow 5.7 Generic_106541-07 sun4m sparc SUNW,SPARCstation-20
The only thing different I can see here is that the working systems
are Ultra class machines, and the non-working ones are SparcStations.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
-Robb
Hi, MSCS Technician wrote:> Hi, > > I've compiled openssh 1.2.2 on Solaris 7/SPARC. On most hosts, things > are fine. I get EGD going, compile openssh, and I can then generate > hostkeys as described in the INSTALL file to get things running. > > On a few hosts though, the keygen fails like this: > > root at sylow:/source/USR_LOCAL/OFFICIAL/OPENSSH/ssh_client# ssh-keygen -b 1024 -f /etc/ssh/ssh_host_key -N '' > ksh: ssh-keygen: cannot execute > > or fail like this: >I suspect the above error could result from the use of "ssh-keygen" as opposed to "./ssh-keygen". Root should not have "." in its PATH setting. Looks that some of your hosts do have "." in root PATH and others don't. The next error message looks like one when I try to run binaries meant for a different OS. In your case, it is possible that you may have tried to run binary, meant for Solaris 2.x ( SunOS 5.x ) on Ultra, on SunOS 4.1.4 (or older?). When you type the command, the name of the executable file (mounted via NFS from Solaris host possibly) to the shell on SunOS 4.1.4. Then, the shell figures out it is not an object file since the newer ELF format is not known to it, and tries to run this as shell script, and we get the error. I have seen this message too many times to figure out the architecture mimsmatch immediately :-) (I used to have Sun, DEC and HP, but now stick to Sun, but we have SunOS 4.1.4 still running as well as later SunOS 5.x) If the above was the cause of your problem, you need to create a binary meant for SunOS 4.1.4 . That you mention the non-working ones are SparcStation makes me suspect this scenario.> root at sylow:/source/USR_LOCAL/OFFICIAL/OPENSSH/ssh_client# cat build_host_key > /usr/local/bin/ssh-keygen -b 1024 -f /etc/ssh/ssh_host_key -N '' > root at sylow:/source/USR_LOCAL/OFFICIAL/OPENSSH/ssh_client# sh build_host_key > /usr/local/bin/ssh-keygen: syntax error at line 1: `(' unexpected > > These same invokations work fine on most of our other systems. > > Info on the system above: > root at sylow:/source/USR_LOCAL/OFFICIAL/OPENSSH/ssh_client# uname -a > SunOS sylow 5.7 Generic_106541-07 sun4m sparc SUNW,SPARCstation-20 > > The only thing different I can see here is that the working systems > are Ultra class machines, and the non-working ones are SparcStations. > > Any ideas? > > Thanks, > > -Robb
Hey, I get to answer my own question! This is for the list archives should anyone else encounter this problem like I did: On Thu, Feb 17, 2000 at 11:02:44AM -0600, MSCS Technician wrote:> I've compiled openssh 1.2.2 on Solaris 7/SPARC. On most hosts, things > are fine. I get EGD going, compile openssh, and I can then generate > hostkeys as described in the INSTALL file to get things running. > > On a few hosts though, the keygen fails like this: > > root at sylow:/source/USR_LOCAL/OFFICIAL/OPENSSH/ssh_client# ssh-keygen -b 1024 -f /etc/ssh/ssh_host_key -N '' > ksh: ssh-keygen: cannot execute > > or fail like this: > > root at sylow:/source/USR_LOCAL/OFFICIAL/OPENSSH/ssh_client# cat build_host_key > /usr/local/bin/ssh-keygen -b 1024 -f /etc/ssh/ssh_host_key -N '' > root at sylow:/source/USR_LOCAL/OFFICIAL/OPENSSH/ssh_client# sh build_host_key > /usr/local/bin/ssh-keygen: syntax error at line 1: `(' unexpected > > These same invokations work fine on most of our other systems. > > Info on the system above: > root at sylow:/source/USR_LOCAL/OFFICIAL/OPENSSH/ssh_client# uname -a > SunOS sylow 5.7 Generic_106541-07 sun4m sparc SUNW,SPARCstation-20 > > The only thing different I can see here is that the working systems > are Ultra class machines, and the non-working ones are SparcStations.The problem here was the the SSL library wasn't being found. Clean compiles on the affected machine brought this to light. I added the --with-ssl-dir=PATH directive to OpenSSH's configure, but that was no good. I then rebuilt the OpenSSL lib on one of the affected machines, then rebuilt OpenSSH and all is now well. Also for Solaris, I too can verify the /dev/random from the SUNWski package works great, and is much faster than using the EGD entropy pool was. -Robb - Robert S. Dubinski, Comp. Systems Tech for MSCS Dept, Marquette University - - Email me: tech at mscs.mu.edu Home page at: http://www.mscs.mu.edu/~tech - - I can use GPG-encrypted email. My 1024-bit public key is at my website - - GPG Key fingerprint = 6612 1A01 7A93 D79B 4C89 336E 592B DB76 61FB C156 -