[arch-ports] [PPC] OpenSSH Package Needs A Rebuild

[Alexander Baldeck]

Matthew William Cox wrote:
> The ssh client and sshd server have incorrect paths to xauth hardcoded
> into tme. This breaks X11 forwarding on PPC clients and servers. This
> package needs to be rebuilt with the correct paths (probably just
> matter of running ./configure.) Until then, a work around is to set, in
> your system-wide /etc/ssh/ssh_config:
>
>   
>> XAuthLocation   /usr/bin/xauth
>>     
>
> and the same in /etc/ssh/sshd_config
>
> Here's the results of dumping the strings from ssh looking for xauth.
>   
>> $ strings /usr/bin/ssh | grep xauth
>> /usr/X11R6/bin/xauth
>> xauthlocation
>> No xauth program.
>> %s/xauthfile
>> Warning: No xauth data; using fake authentication data for X11 forwarding.
>>     
>
> and here's the same process on the sshd binary:
>   
>> $ strings /usr/sbin/sshd | grep xauth
>> /usr/X11R6/bin/xauth
>> xauthlocation
>> maxauthtries
>> No xauth program; cannot forward with spoofing.
>>     
>
> The correct path for the xauth binary is /usr/bin/xauth. The package
> version effected is 4.6p1-3, which at the time of this writing is the
> version in the package db.
>
> Matthew Cox
>   
Report well apreciated and implemented! ;)

Cheers,

-K