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sshd fails to run

Subject: sshd fails to run
Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2007 15:09:40 -0700

Hi,

When I try to start sshd I get the following error and then sshd stops running

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AIX ux0709@PSB:/var/adm/ras # sshd -e -d -d -d
debug2: read_server_config: filename /usr/local/etc/sshd_config
debug1: sshd version OpenSSH_3.7.1p2
debug1: private host key: #0 type 0 RSA1
debug3: Not a RSA1 key file /usr/local/etc/ssh_host_rsa_key.
debug1: read PEM private key done: type RSA
debug1: private host key: #1 type 1 RSA
debug3: Not a RSA1 key file /usr/local/etc/ssh_host_dsa_key.
debug1: read PEM private key done: type DSA
debug1: private host key: #2 type 2 DSA
debug1: Bind to port 22 on 0.0.0.0.
Server listening on 0.0.0.0 port 22.
Generating 768 bit RSA key.
rsa_generate_private_key: key generation failed.
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I am running the following configuration

OS=AIX 5200-09-01
OpenSSH_3.7.1p2, SSH protocols 1.5/2.0
OpenSSL 0.9.6g 
zlib 1.1.4

There are host keys available for protocols 1 & 2

# ls -l /usr/local/etc/ssh_host*
-rw-------   1 root     system          668 Jun 27 21:50 
/usr/local/etc/ssh_host_dsa_key
-rw-r--r--   1 root     system          601 Jun 27 21:50 
/usr/local/etc/ssh_host_dsa_key.pub
-rw-------   1 root     system          526 Jun 27 21:50 
/usr/local/etc/ssh_host_key
-rw-r--r--   1 root     system          330 Jun 27 21:50 
/usr/local/etc/ssh_host_key.pub
-rw-------   1 root     system          887 Jun 27 22:24 
/usr/local/etc/ssh_host_rsa_key
-rw-r--r--   1 root     system          221 Jun 27 22:24 
/usr/local/etc/ssh_host_rsa_key.pub

Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance,

Greg Sutliff



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