Cannot get latest version of SSH to install

do it from source

cd /usr/local/src
wget ftp://mirror.sg.depaul.edu/pub/OpenBSD/OpenSSH/portable/openssh-3.8.1p1.tar.gz
tar zxvf openssh-3.8.1p1.tar.gz
cd openssh-3.8.1p1
./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc/ssh
make
make install


then restart sshd

/etc/init.d/sshd restart
or
service sshd restart

verify it upgraded
ssh -V

 

any known compatibility issues, problems, with the lastest Cpanel builds, and/or Linux RH7.3 or 9.0 ??

TIA
Mickalo

 

cpanel does not depend on ssh for much of anything

no :p

 

what does this error mean when restart sshd:

Code:

Starting sshd:Privilege separation user sshd does not exist

apparently there ARE some conflicts... I got locked out of the server, via ssh shell. I had to reinstall all the openssh RPM's in order to be able to get back into the server!!

Not sure what happened there!!

Mickalo

 

after doing some searches on EV1 forums, there appears to be some correlation between OpenSSH and OpenSSL versions and compatibility issues. There's some good HOW-TO's but they're over a year old now and not sure they'd be accurate now.

Has anybody sucessfully upgraded OpenSSH and OpenSSL on a Cpanel box with RH, currently using OpenSSH_3.1p1 and OpenSSL OpenSSL 0.9.6b

TIA,
Mickalo

 

Any particular reason that you need to upgrade openSSH? If you're running a support RedHat release the current rpms will have any security fixes back-ported into the version that is installed (for stability reasons).

 

good point. was reading alot of security alerts regarding older versions of these, and was concerned, but it has been pointed out Cpanel keeps things patched quiet well.

Thx's
Mickalo