slow logins / FAQ incorrect? possible bug?

jeffrey_n_Dyke_at_Keane.com
Date: 06/23/04

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    Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 11:00:03 -0400
    
    

    I have an issue where ssh logins are taking over 10 seconds.  Assuming
    this is the DNS error seen here->http://www.openssh.com/faq.html#3.3.
    I tried to add both `UseDNS no` and `AddressFamily inet`.  Both gave me
    errors stating they were invalid options -->
    /etc/ssh/sshd_config: line 33: Bad configuration option: UseDNS
    /etc/ssh/sshd_config: line 35: Bad configuration option: AddressFamily

    I'm running OpenSSH_3.6.1p2.  on FC1, the following rpms are on my
    system
    [root@jerry etc] rpm -qa | grep -i ssh
    openssh-3.6.1p2-19
    openssh-server-3.6.1p2-19
    openssh-askpass-3.6.1p2-19
    openssh-askpass-gnome-3.6.1p2-19
    openssh-clients-3.6.1p2-19

    The same slowness occurs when i the internal IP of 192.168.0.4. in
    lieu of domain name.

    any help is appreciated
    Thanks
    jeff

    my /etc/ssh/sshd_config file that errors out as above.
    #       $OpenBSD: sshd_config,v 1.59 2002/09/25 11:17:16 markus Exp $

    # This is the sshd server system-wide configuration file.  See
    # sshd_config(5) for more information.

    # This sshd was compiled with PATH=/usr/local/bin:/bin:/usr/bin

    # The strategy used for options in the default sshd_config shipped
    with
    # OpenSSH is to specify options with their default value where
    # possible, but leave them commented.  Uncommented options change a
    # default value.

    #Port 22
    #Protocol 2,1
    #ListenAddress 0.0.0.0
    #ListenAddress ::

    # HostKey for protocol version 1
    #HostKey /etc/ssh/ssh_host_key
    # HostKeys for protocol version 2
    #HostKey /etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key
    #HostKey /etc/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key

    # Lifetime and size of ephemeral version 1 server key
    #KeyRegenerationInterval 3600
    #ServerKeyBits 768
    UseDNS no
    AddressFamily inet
    # Logging
    #obsoletes QuietMode and FascistLogging
    #SyslogFacility AUTH
    SyslogFacility AUTHPRIV
    #LogLevel INFO
    # Authentication:
    #LoginGraceTime 120
    #PermitRootLogin yes
    #StrictModes yes

    #RSAAuthentication yes
    #PubkeyAuthentication yes
    #AuthorizedKeysFile     .ssh/authorized_keys

    # rhosts authentication should not be used
    #RhostsAuthentication no
    # Don't read the user's ~/.rhosts and ~/.shosts files
    #IgnoreRhosts yes
    # For this to work you will also need host keys in
    /etc/ssh/ssh_known_hosts
    #RhostsRSAAuthentication no
    # similar for protocol version 2
    #HostbasedAuthentication no
    # Change to yes if you don't trust ~/.ssh/known_hosts for
    # RhostsRSAAuthentication and HostbasedAuthentication
    #IgnoreUserKnownHosts no

    # To disable tunneled clear text passwords, change to no here!
    #PasswordAuthentication yes
    #PermitEmptyPasswords no

    # Change to no to disable s/key passwords
    #ChallengeResponseAuthentication yes

    # Kerberos options
    #KerberosAuthentication no
    #KerberosOrLocalPasswd yes
    #KerberosTicketCleanup yes

    #AFSTokenPassing no

    # Kerberos TGT Passing only works with the AFS kaserver
    #KerberosTgtPassing no

    # Set this to 'yes' to enable PAM keyboard-interactive authentication
    # Warning: enabling this may bypass the setting of
    'PasswordAuthentication'
    #PAMAuthenticationViaKbdInt no

    #X11Forwarding no
    X11Forwarding yes
    #X11DisplayOffset 10
    #X11UseLocalhost yes
    #PrintMotd yes
    #PrintLastLog yes
    #KeepAlive yes
    #UseLogin no
    #UsePrivilegeSeparation yes
    #PermitUserEnvironment no
    #Compression yes

    #MaxStartups 10
    # no default banner path
    #Banner /some/path
    #VerifyReverseMapping no

    # override default of no subsystems
    Subsystem       sftp    /usr/libexec/openssh/sftp-server


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