On Tue, 2007-05-22 at 14:52 +0530, Dineshwar Kumar wrote: > Hi all, > > > i got this entry on my server log, do anyone have idea about it. is this is > ssh issue or DNS related problem? i try a lot in our lab but unable to get > this error agian. I my sshd_config file UseDNS option is enable, but it > won't any help > > > > May 15 10:08:57 pub01 sshd[14316]: Accepted publickey for jwuser from > 66.181.224.56 port 35375 ssh2 > > May 15 10:08:58 pub01 sshd[14316]: reverse mapping checking getaddrinfo for > host-66-181-224-56.jwu.edu failed - POSSIBLE BREAKIN ATTEMPT! > > May 15 10:10:02 pub01 sshd[14430]: Accepted publickey for jwuser from > 66.181.224.56 port 35530 ssh2 > > May 15 10:10:02 pub01 sshd[14430]: reverse mapping checking getaddrinfo for > host-66-181-224-56.jwu.edu failed - POSSIBLE BREAKIN ATTEMPT! Hi Dinesh, This is just a warning from ssh that the reverse lookup for the IP jwuser connects from is different from the hostname presented by the client. Therefore it is not a problem, not even a bug; it's a feature :) Regards, Andrei -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
