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|    Gamgee to nelgin    |
|    Re: Fedora issues    |
|    20 Oct 24 07:54:00    |
      TZUTC: -0500       MSGID: 56504.sync_sys@1:103/705 2b7b1d7d       REPLY: 56501.sync_sys@1:103/705 2b7add99       PID: Synchronet 3.20a-Linux master/eb6034666 Aug 10 202 GCC 11.2.0       TID: SBBSecho 3.20-Linux master/db7c052b0 Oct 18 2024 17:08 GCC 12.2.0       BBSID: PALANTIR       CHRS: CP437 2       -=> nelgin wrote to All <=-               ne> Just a heads up that if you have users that are trying to use recent        ne> version of Fedora, at least 38 and also confirmed on 40, they will not        ne> be able to connect using ssh and the default settings.               ne> There's an /etc/ssh/ssh_config.d/50-redhat.conf file which includes        ne> some policy file that changes a number of defaults.               ne> This results in "Invalid key length" when someone tries to ssh to your        ne> board.               ne> I filed a bug report and assigned it to Deuce since he did all the ssh        ne> stuff but he unassigned it so I guess we're fucked.              Seems like a Fedora issue to me. Maybe they can fix/change their        "policy file".               ne> One work around is to use               ne> ssh -oRequiredRSASize=1024 user@host               ne> But...since they cannot connect, you can't tell you user that.              They can connect via telnet, or web.               ne> The fix would be for synchronet to generate 2048 byte host keys but the        ne> looks of things. Good luck.              Not sure, but would that break the SSH function for everything else?                            ... Internal Error: The system has been taken over by sheep at line 19960       --- MultiMail/Linux v0.52        þ Synchronet þ Palantir BBS * palantirbbs.ddns.net * Pensacola, FL        * Origin: Vertrauen - [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net (1:103/705)       SEEN-BY: 90/1 103/705 105/81 106/201 124/5016 153/757 7715 154/10       SEEN-BY: 154/30 203/0 218/700 221/0 226/30 227/114 229/110 114 206       SEEN-BY: 229/317 400 426 428 470 550 700 705 240/1120 5832 266/512       SEEN-BY: 280/464 5003 5006 282/1038 291/111 292/8125 301/1 320/219       SEEN-BY: 322/757 341/66 234 342/200 396/45 423/120 460/58 256 1124       SEEN-BY: 467/888 633/280 712/848 770/1 5020/400 5054/30 5075/35       PATH: 103/705 280/464 460/58 229/426           |
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