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Date:      Fri, 1 Aug 2008 14:36:07 +0200
From:      <karim.bourenane@orange-ftgroup.com>
To:        "Kostik Belousov" <kostikbel@gmail.com>, "Ed Schouten" <ed@80386.nl>
Cc:        FreeBSD Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>
Subject:   RE: [BSD6] SSH Restriction
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For exactly description=2E=20

We have one user (robot) connect on server with ssh command and telnet=
 argment to access on some router=2E
The connection is not closed and cleaned properly=2E Also the CPU increases=
 dangerously=2E

Regards


     Karim Bourenane
112 Av=2E Charles de Gaules
92520 Neuilly S/Seine
Phone:	+33156 76 35 52
Fax:	+33156 76 35 04
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-----Original Message-----
From: Kostik Belousov [mailto:kostikbel@gmail=2Ecom]=20
Sent: vendredi 1 ao=FBt 2008 14:27
To: Ed Schouten
Cc: BOURENANE Karim SCE/IBNF; FreeBSD Current
Subject: Re: [BSD6] SSH Restriction

On Fri, Aug 01, 2008 at 02:10:04PM +0200, Ed Schouten wrote:
> Hello Karim,
>=20
> * karim=2Ebourenane@orange-ftgroup=2Ecom <karim=
=2Ebourenane@orange-ftgroup=2Ecom> wrote:
> > I have one question=2E How i can restrict ( limit ) 1 user to have for=
=20
> > exemple 5 ssh connection in simutanous time, no more ?
>=20
> It's quite funny you ask this question, because I've been working on=20
> this last week=2E
>=20
> The new TTY code, which I'll commit next week, adds a new rlimit to=20
> the kernel called RLIMIT_NPTS=2E This rlimit allows you to limit the=20
> number of pseudo-terminals allocated by a single user=2E This means you=20
> can limit the number of login sessions by tuning the "pseudoterminals"=20
> field in /etc/login=2Econf=2E
>=20
> This seems to work with tools like screen(1), xterm(1), etc=2E
> Unfortunately I didn't get it working with OpenSSH, because OpenSSH=20
> allocates terminals while been root=2E I've already contacted the=20
> OpenSSH folks about this, but I haven't got any response (yet)=2E

Limit on the allocation of the ptys is useful=2E Trying to use it to top=
 the number of the "sessions" may be not=2E  There is a -T option for the=
 ssh(1)=2E

Without clear description of why the restriction is imposed, the question=
 probably cannot be answered=2E

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