OpenSSH - Connection problem when LoginGraceTime exceeds time

[Kumaresh]

Hello Darren,

Thanks a lot. The patch fixed the problem. We have tested this on HP-UX.

Will this change be applied in the the future releases?

Regards,
Kumaresh.
www.visolve.com


----- Original Message -----
From: "Darren Tucker" <dtucker at zip.com.au>
To: "Kumaresh" <kumaresh_ind at gmx.net>
Cc: "OpenSSH Devel List" <openssh-unix-dev at mindrot.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 9:50 AM
Subject: Re: OpenSSH - Connection problem when LoginGraceTime exceeds time


> Kumaresh wrote:
> > This problem is regarding the configuration directive called
> > 'LoginGraceTime'.
> [snip]
> > Source code of OpenSSH shows that SSH uses alarm/SIGALRM to implement
the
> > LoginGraceTime. When using priviledged separation, the priviledged
process
> > receives the alarm signal and exits when the time expires. However, the
> > non-priveledged sshd process remains connected until the client sends
some
> > data or the client disconnects.  Without priviledged separation, the
sshd
> > process receives the alarm signal and exits. No other processes remain.
> >
> > Any help to fix this problem?
>
> Please try this patch.
>
> --
> Darren Tucker (dtucker at zip.com.au)
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