Re: password logging for illegal ssh login atempts

From: Darren Tucker (dtucker_at_dodgy.net.au)
Date: 01/25/05


Date: 25 Jan 2005 00:13:44 GMT

In article <41f54b8f$0$11485$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl>,
noname <noaddress@no.mail> wrote:
>With openssh, what do I need to log both login and password to
>/var/log/messages for failed login attempts?

You need to hack sshd, there's no option to do this.

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