privsep patch, Please test

[Tim Rice]

Read README.privsep
You'll have to set up a sshd user and group and create /var/empty


On Wed, 29 May 2002, Tom Rudnick wrote:

> > Please try the attached patch. It adds support for platforms that
> > have mmap() but do not support MAP_ANONYMOUS.
> > You'll need autoconf 2.52 installed
> > Run autoreconf after applying the patch.
> >
> > It works on UnixWare 2.1.3, Caldera eDesktop 2.4 (2.2.14 kernel), and
> ...
>
> Tim-
>
> I just updated my CVS copy and built with your patch. This is on
> Unixware 2.1.3.
>
> I failed to get a login with the following entry in syslog:
>
> May 29 17:08:42 host1 sshd[16561]: fatal: Privilege separation user sshd does no
> t exist
> May 29 17:08:42 host1 sshd[16560]: fatal: mm_request_receive: read: -1
>
> I haven't been following the thread too closely until seeing your message
> that you had the patch for mmap without MAP_ANONYMOUS.
>
> -Tom Rudnick
>

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