Bug#599240: openssh-server: error message snot logged unless PrivilegeSeparation off
Package: openssh-server
Version: 1:5.5p1-4
Severity: normal
When PrivilegeSeparation is on (the default), errors from pam modules are
not logged anywhere (apparently, pam tries to open /dev/log in a chroot).
this is somewhat serious as no message whatsoever gets logged for
semi-successfull log-ins.
example message that is only logged when priv. sep is off:
Oct 6 04:20:28 rain sshd[24468]: fatal: Access denied for user sf-grunt by PAM account configuration
-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Versions of packages openssh-server depends on:
ii adduser 3.112 add and remove users and groups
ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.35 Debian configuration management sy
ii dpkg 1.15.8.4 Debian package management system
hi libc6 2.11.2-6 Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib
ii libcomerr2 1.41.12-2 common error description library
ii libgssapi-krb5-2 1.8.3+dfsg-1 MIT Kerberos runtime libraries - k
ii libkrb5-3 1.8.3+dfsg-1 MIT Kerberos runtime libraries
ii libpam-modules 1.1.1-6 Pluggable Authentication Modules f
ii libpam-runtime 1.1.1-6 Runtime support for the PAM librar
ii libpam0g 1.1.1-6 Pluggable Authentication Modules l
ii libselinux1 2.0.96-1 SELinux runtime shared libraries
ii libssl0.9.8 0.9.8o-2 SSL shared libraries
ii libwrap0 7.6.q-19 Wietse Venema's TCP wrappers libra
ii lsb-base 3.2-23.1 Linux Standard Base 3.2 init scrip
ii openssh-blacklist 0.4.1 list of default blacklisted OpenSS
ii openssh-client 1:5.5p1-4 secure shell (SSH) client, for sec
ii procps 1:3.2.8-9 /proc file system utilities
ii zlib1g 1:1.2.3.4.dfsg-3 compression library - runtime
Versions of packages openssh-server recommends:
ii openssh-blacklist-extra 0.4.1 list of non-default blacklisted Op
ii xauth 1:1.0.4-1 X authentication utility
Versions of packages openssh-server suggests:
pn molly-guard <none> (no description available)
pn rssh <none> (no description available)
ii ssh-askpass 1:1.2.4.1-9 under X, asks user for a passphras
pn ufw <none> (no description available)
-- Configuration Files:
/etc/pam.d/sshd changed [not included]
-- debconf information:
ssh/encrypted_host_key_but_no_keygen:
ssh/insecure_telnetd:
* ssh/use_old_init_script: true
ssh/new_config: true
ssh/insecure_rshd:
ssh/disable_cr_auth: false
ssh/vulnerable_host_keys:
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