SSH AFX test connector settings fails with 'Request timed out' and a 'Kerberos username' warning in RSA Identity Governance & Lifecycle
Originally Published: 2017-02-10
Last Modified: 2023-09-25
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Applies To
RSA Version/Condition: All
Issue
Failed connector settings test. Request timed out.
The AFX mule log file, $AFX_HOME/esb/logs/mule_ee.log, has the following warnings:
[Mule.app.deployer.monitor.1.thread.1] org.mule.module.launcher.DeploymentService:
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+ Started app 'AFX-SETTINGS-Linux' +
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Kerberos username [oracle]: WARNING -
System.in has been disabled by the wrapper.disable_console_input property. Calls will block indefinitely.
Kerberos username [oracle]: WARNING -
System.in has been disabled by the wrapper.disable_console_input property. Calls will block indefinitely.
Kerberos username [oracle]: WARNING -
System.in has been disabled by the wrapper.disable_console_input property. Calls will block indefinitely.
No other log files report any errors or information related to this failure.
Running sshd with the -ddd debug option contains a message similar to:
$ /usr/sbin/sshd -ddd Postponed gssapi-with-mic for root from 100.44.55.11 port 41414 ssh2
Cause
- Kerberos is a computer network authentication protocol that works on the basis of tickets to allow nodes communicating over a non-secure network to prove their identity to one another in a secure manner. (Reference taken from Wikipedia.com).
- Generic Security Service Application Program Interface (GSSAPI) is an IETF standard for doing strong encrypted authentication in network based applications. OpenSSH uses this API and the underlying Kerberos 5 code to provide an alternative means of authentication other than ssh_keys. (Information taken from Using GSSAPI authentication at SLAC).
Resolution
Disable Kerberos and/or GSSAPI
Disable Kerberos and or GSSAPI by editing /etc/ssh/sshd_config.
- Login as root.
- Open /etc/ssh/sshd_config in a text editor and and modify the following entries:
- Under Kerberos options, modify any entry that is uncommented and set to yes to no. For example,
From:
# Kerberos options KerberosAuthentication yes
To:
# Kerberos options KerberosAuthentication no
- Under GSSAPI options, set GSSAPIAuthentication and GSSAPICleanupCredentials to no. For example,
# GSSAPI options GSSAPIAuthentication no GSSAPICleanupCredentials no
- Save the file and restart sshd using the following command:
# service sshd restart
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