INSTALLING SSH IN SOLARIS 8

Question

Hello,
I�m trying to install openssh in a Solaris 8 machine. I followed these setps:
1.- Install the patch 112438-03 and boot -r
2.- pkgadd -d openssh-4.4p1-sol8-sparc-local
pkgadd -d openssl-0.9.6i-sol8-sparc-local
pkgadd -d zlib-1.2.3-sol8-sparc-local
3.- mkdir /var/empty
chown root:sys /var/empty
chmod 755 /var/empty
groupadd sshd
useradd -g sshd -c 'sshd privsep' -d /var/empty -s /bin/false sshd
4.-modify /usr/local/etc/sshd_config (making reference to /usr/local/libexec/sftp-server)
5.-implement the files /etc/hosts.allow and /etc/hosts.deny
6.- NOW I HAVE TRIED THE FOLLOWING ACCORDING WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS IN INSTALL.openssl document:
$ ./config
PROBLEMS: WHERE IS THE "config" script localted? I get the message "ksh: ./config: not found"
Please, help me! How can I follow from this point. I don`t know from where execute the config script.
thanks

Answer 1

Follow this steps recently i did it in a solaris 8 box
hope this will solve your issue
Ssh installation for Solaris 8
Introduction:
Secure shell (SSH) is a protocol that provides a secure, remote connection to any device with ssh support. SSH is a substitute to Berkeley r-tools like telnet, rlogin, rsh and rcp which are not secure. SSH provides more security to any data that is being transported to the Internet by providing more authentication, encryption and authorization procedures. There are currently two versions of SSH available, SSH Version 1 and SSH Version 2
openssh
openssl (SSL)
prngd (Psuedo Random Generator Daemon)
zlib (Z library)
Installation:
#pkgadd -d openssl-0.9.6c-sol8-sparc-local
The following packages are available:
1 SMCosslc openssl
(sparc) 0.9.6c
Select package(s) you wish to process (or 'all' to process
all packages). (default: all) [?,??,q]:
#pkgadd -d prngd-0.9.23-sol8-sparc-local
The following packages are available:
1 SMCprngd prngd
(sparc) 0.9.23
Select package(s) you wish to process (or 'all' to process
all packages). (default: all) [?,??,q]:
#pkgadd -d zlib-1.1.4-sol8-sparc-local
The following packages are available:
1 SMCzlib zlib
(sparc) 1.1.4
Select package(s) you wish to process (or 'all' to process
all packages). (default: all) [?,??,q]:
#pkgadd -d openssh-3.1p1-sol8-sparc-local
The following packages are available:
1 SMCossh openssh
(sparc) 3.1p1
Select package(s) you wish to process (or 'all' to process
all packages). (default: all) [?,??,q]:
Note:- If you are facing any problem like PRNG is not seeded please apply 112438-01 patch and reboot the system and create a symbolic link
ln -s /devices/pseudo/random@0:random /dev/random
ln -s /devices/pseudo/random@0:urandom /dev/urandom
This is because of missing /dev/random
Create SSHD account and directory
# mkdir /var/empty
# chown root:sys /var/empty
# groupadd sshd
# useradd -g sshd -c "SSHD Admin" -d /var/empty �s /bin/false sshd
Startup Scripts:
Create a startup script for the ssh daemon.
/etc/init.d/sshd
#! /bin/sh
# start/stop the secure shell daemon
case "$1" in
'start')
# Start the ssh daemon
if [ -f /usr/local/sbin/sshd ]; then
echo "starting SSHD daemon"
/usr/local/sbin/sshd &
fi
'stop')
# Stop the ssh deamon
PID=`/usr/bin/ps -e -u 0 | /usr/bin/fgrep sshd | /usr/bin/awk '{print $1}'`
if [ ! -z "$PID" ] ; then
/usr/bin/kill ${PID} >/dev/null 2>&1
fi
echo "usage: /etc/init.d/sshd {start|stop}"
esac
Make the script executable and create a startup script on run level 2.
#sh sshd start
#chmod +x /etc/init.d/sshd
#ln �s /etc/init.d/sshd /etc/rc2.d/S99sshd
Create a startup script for the pseudo random generator daemon.
/etc/init.d/prngd
#! /bin/sh
# start/stop the pseudo random generator daemon
case "$1" in
'start')
# Start the ssh daemon
if [ -f /usr/local/bin/prngd ]; then
echo "starting PRNG daemon"
/usr/local/bin/prngd /var/spool/prngd/pool&
fi
'stop')
# Stop the ssh deamon
PID=`/usr/bin/ps -e -u 0 | /usr/bin/fgrep prngd | /usr/bin/awk '{print $1}'`
if [ ! -z "$PID" ] ; then
/usr/bin/kill ${PID} >/dev/null 2>&1
fi
echo "usage: /etc/init.d/prngd {start|stop}"
esac
Make the script executable and create a startup script on run level 2.
#chmod +x /etc/init.d/prngd
#ln �s /etc/init.d/prngd /etc/rc2.d/S99prngd
# /etc/init.d/prngd start
starting PRNG daemon
Info: Random pool not (yet) seeded
Could not bind socket to /var/spool/prngd/pool: No such file or directory
# mkdir -p /var/spool/prngd
#/etc/init.d/prngd start
starting PRNG daemon
# Info: Random pool not (yet) seeded
Next is to start the actual ssh daemon,
# /etc/init.d/sshd start
starting SSHD daemon
Could not load host key: /usr/local/etc/ssh_host_key
Could not load host key: /usr/local/etc/ssh_host_rsa_key
Could not load host key: /usr/local/etc/ssh_host_dsa_key
Disabling protocol version 1. Could not load host key
Disabling protocol version 2. Could not load host key
sshd: no hostkeys available -- exiting.
The errors above are due to the fact that we didn't create any key pairs for our ssh server.
Create a public key pair to support the new, DSA-based version 2 protocol
# /usr/local/bin/ssh-keygen -d -f /usr/local/etc/ssh_host_dsa_key -N ""
Generating public/private dsa key pair.
Your identification has been saved in /usr/local/etc/ssh_host_dsa_key.
Your public key has been saved in /usr/local/etc/ssh_host_dsa_key.pub.
The key fingerprint is:
00:91:f5:8a:55:7c:ac:ff:b7:08:1f:ce:23:aa:f2:79 root@solaris8
Create a public key pair to support the old, RSA-based version 1 protocol
# /usr/local/bin/ssh-keygen -b 1024 -f /usr/local/etc/ssh_host_rsa_key -t rsa -N ""
Generating public/private rsa1 key pair.
Your identification has been saved in /usr/local/etc/ssh_host_rsa_key.
Your public key has been saved in /usr/local/etc/ssh_host_rsa_key.pub.
The key fingerprint is:
8e:b0:1d:8a:22:f2:d2:37:1f:92:96:02:e8:74:ca:ea root@solaris8
Edit ssh daemon configuration file /usr/local/etc/sshd_config, enable protocol 2 and 1
Uncomment the line, that says
protocol 2,1
# /etc/init.d//sshd start
starting SSHD daemon
Thnaks
RK