#!/usr/bin/env bash # # JbTecWiz Support Centre -- generated fix script # # Fault : sshd will not start, or refuses connections after a configuration change # Fix : Work out why the login is being refused # Source: https://jbtecwiz.com/support/lnx-net-sshd-config # # Run as : Both ends # Expect : 25 minutes # Risk : low # Reversible : yes # # WHEN THIS IS THE RIGHT FIX # sshd is running and the connection is refused or closed. # # HOW TO UNDO IT # Permission changes above are the correct values; nothing needs # reverting. # # Walks the fix one step at a time and asks before each. Steps with no # command are yours to do -- it prints those and waits. DRYRUN=1 prints # without executing; UNATTENDED=1 does not ask. # # -------------------------------------------------------------------- # NO WARRANTY - USE AT YOUR OWN RISK # # This script is provided by JbTecWiz as-is and with no warranty of any # kind, express or implied. You run it entirely at your own risk. # # JbTecWiz accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising from its # use, including but not limited to data loss, downtime, or configuration # changes that turn out to be wrong for your system. # # You are responsible for reading this script before running it, for # satisfying yourself that it suits the machine in front of you, and for # having a working backup first. Some steps cannot be undone. # -------------------------------------------------------------------- set -uo pipefail DRYRUN="${DRYRUN:-0}" UNATTENDED="${UNATTENDED:-0}" failed=0 rule() { printf "\n%s\n" "$(printf '-%.0s' $(seq 1 70))"; if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then echo "$1"; fi; } prose() { echo "$1" | fold -s -w 74 | sed "s/^/ /"; } # Returns 0 when the caller should run the command, 1 when it should not. # A manual step always returns 1 -- there is nothing for the caller to run. step() { # step [command lines...] local n="$1" dotext="$2" why="$3" mode="$4"; shift 4 rule " Step $n of 5" prose "$dotext" if [ -n "$why" ]; then echo; prose "$why"; fi if [ "$mode" = "manual" ]; then echo; echo " -> Do this yourself, then press Enter to carry on." if [ "$UNATTENDED" = "0" ] && [ "$DRYRUN" = "0" ]; then read -r _; fi return 1 fi echo; printf " %s\n" "$@"; echo if [ "$DRYRUN" = "1" ]; then echo " (dry run -- not executed)"; return 1; fi if [ "$UNATTENDED" = "0" ]; then read -r -p " Run this step? [Y]es / [S]kip / [Q]uit " a case "$a" in [Qq]*) echo " Stopped at your request."; exit 0 ;; [Ss]*) echo " Skipped."; return 1 ;; esac fi return 0 } rule echo " sshd will not start, or refuses connections after a configuration change" echo " Work out why the login is being refused" echo echo " Risk: low Reversible 25 minutes" echo prose 'No warranty. Use at your own risk - JbTecWiz accepts no liability. Read it before you run it, and have a backup.' rule echo if [ "$UNATTENDED" = "0" ] && [ "$DRYRUN" = "0" ]; then read -r -p " Ready? [y/N] " go case "$go" in [Yy]*) ;; *) echo " Nothing was changed."; exit 0;; esac fi if step 1 'Get the client'\''s view of what was offered and rejected.' '' cmd 'ssh -vvv user@server 2>&1 | tail -40'; then ssh -vvv user@server 2>&1 | tail -40 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then failed=$((failed+1)) echo " Step 1 failed. The rest of the fix may depend on it." >&2 fi fi if step 2 'Get the server'\''s view, which states the actual reason.' '' cmd 'sudo journalctl -u sshd -f'; then sudo journalctl -u sshd -f if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then failed=$((failed+1)) echo " Step 2 failed. The rest of the fix may depend on it." >&2 fi fi if step 3 'Check the effective settings rather than reading the file.' 'sshd -T prints what the daemon has actually resolved from every file, drop-in and default. Reading sshd_config tells you what someone intended; this tells you what is in force.' cmd 'sudo sshd -T | grep -E '\''allowusers|allowgroups|denyusers|permitrootlogin|pubkeyauthentication|passwordauthentication|authorizedkeysfile'\'''; then sudo sshd -T | grep -E 'allowusers|allowgroups|denyusers|permitrootlogin|pubkeyauthentication|passwordauthentication|authorizedkeysfile' if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then failed=$((failed+1)) echo " Step 3 failed. The rest of the fix may depend on it." >&2 fi fi if step 4 'Check the permissions on the home directory and authorized_keys -- sshd silently ignores keys in a group-writable home.' '' cmd 'ls -ld ~ ~/.ssh' 'ls -l ~/.ssh/authorized_keys' 'chmod 700 ~/.ssh; chmod 600 ~/.ssh/authorized_keys'; then ls -ld ~ ~/.ssh ls -l ~/.ssh/authorized_keys chmod 700 ~/.ssh; chmod 600 ~/.ssh/authorized_keys if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then failed=$((failed+1)) echo " Step 4 failed. The rest of the fix may depend on it." >&2 fi fi if step 5 'On a system with SELinux, check the context on authorized_keys, which is a common cause after copying files in from elsewhere.' '' cmd 'ls -Z ~/.ssh/authorized_keys' 'restorecon -Rv ~/.ssh'; then ls -Z ~/.ssh/authorized_keys restorecon -Rv ~/.ssh if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then failed=$((failed+1)) echo " Step 5 failed. The rest of the fix may depend on it." >&2 fi fi rule " Confirm it worked" prose 'A new session connects with the intended authentication method.' if [ "$DRYRUN" = "0" ]; then ssh -o BatchMode=yes user@server 'echo ok' fi rule if [ "$failed" -gt 0 ]; then echo " Finished with $failed failed step(s)." echo " Read the full write-up at https://jbtecwiz.com/support/lnx-net-sshd-config" else echo " Finished." fi echo prose 'To undo: Permission changes above are the correct values; nothing needs reverting.' rule