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Old 05-04-2007
ssh not logging users
We installed ssh on our AIX 5.3 box. The issue we are facing is that we dont get the users listed when we use 'w' or 'who'. After going through google without success, checked the www.openssh.org site. The FAQ section posted the solution that -
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3.16 - Why doesn't "w" or "who" on AIX 5.x show users logged in via ssh?
Between AIX 4.3.3 and AIX 5.x, the format of the wtmp struct changed. This means that sshd binaries built on AIX 4.x will not correctly write wtmp entries when run on AIX 5.x. This can be fixed by simply recompiling sshd on an AIX 5.x system and using that.
How do I go about this? Has anyone faced an issue like this before and if so can you please advise.
Last edited by ranj@chn; 05-04-2007 at 09:24 AM.. Reason: typo
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Old 05-04-2007
I have not faced the issue. But after reading all your inputs, I can strongly advice you to installl an SSHD which is compiled for AIX 5.X than usingn the old 4.3 binary.

I think you can find it in the Linux Tool Kit CD which comes with any AIX system.

Regards,

KapilRaj
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Old 05-07-2007
ok
Sure...Will try that out and update here.
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