Add a rule allowing the loopback address, 127.0.0.1.

>>>>> "AK" == Astrid Kuhr <a_kuhr@web.de> writes:

AK> Hello! On a linuxsystem (Suse 10.0) with IP 123.45.67.8 I
AK> configured hosts.allow as following:

AK> sshd : local : ALLOW sshd : 123.45.67.8 : ALLOW sshd : 123.45.67.9
AK> : ALLOW sshd : ALL : DENY

AK> I only want to allow to these two IPs the ssh-access.

AK> If I test from machine 123.45.67.9 the ssh to 123.45.67.8 it
AK> works.

AK> But on machine 123.45.67.8 the ssh to itself dont work (I need the
AK> ssh-access to itself for running mpich).

AK> This is the error-message: ssh_exchange_identification: Connection
AK> closed by remote host

AK> If I ommit the last line #sshd : ALL : DENY in my hosts.allow all
AK> is working very well.

AK> How can I get it work, only allow the ssh-access to these two IPs
AK> and deny for all other?

AK> Regards, Astrid

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