Hello!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Regards, Astrid

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

--
Richard Silverman
res@qoxp.net

On Oct 17, 1:51 am, Astrid Kuhr wrote:

> On a linuxsystem (Suse 10.0) with IP 123.45.67.8
> I configured hosts.allow as following:
>
> sshd : local : ALLOW
-------------^^^^^^
You meant localhost.

[snip]
--
René Berber

Hello!

>Add a rule allowing the loopback address, 127.0.0.1.
Thanx.
With this it works.

Regards, Astrid