https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=281228 ------- Comment #5 from bugzilla_opensuse@ojkastl.de 2007-06-07 03:19 MST ------- I answer myself: I created /etc/ssh/sshd_config-TEST, and changed the entrys: # HostKey for protocol version 1 HostKey /etc/ssh/ssh_host_key--TEST # HostKeys for protocol version 2 HostKey /etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key--TEST HostKey /etc/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key--TEST Then I started sshd without creating the keys: ===================================================== #/usr/sbin/sshd -f /etc/ssh/sshd_config-TEST Could not load host key: /etc/ssh/ssh_host_key--TEST Could not load host key: /etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key--TEST Could not load host key: /etc/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key--TEST Disabling protocol version 1. Could not load host key Disabling protocol version 2. Could not load host key sshd: no hostkeys available -- exiting. ===================================================== So, the keys must be present. I would like to see an automatic check in /etc/init.d/sshd, to see wether other names for the keys should be used. Of course one could change /etc/init.d/sshd to match the keynames, but what would happen if there is an update for that script? And, as Lars said, other keynames are explicitly allowed, so this should be possible. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.