[Chrootssh-users] chrootssh code broken?

[Greg M. <gr...@ca...>]

I have installed openssh-3.8.1p1-chroot, and I have followed the procedures=
 described in "Setting up chrooted sftp in linux."=
  (http://chrootssh.sourceforge.net/docs/chrootedsftp.html)

Everything worked okay through the last step of "Build the chroot."

"To test, su to root and type "chroot /path/to/chroot /bin/sh". If this=
 works, excellent!"

# chroot /home/sftp/ /bin/sh
bash# ls
bin  dev  home  lib  usr
bash# pwd
/
bash#

I think this means that I have correctly configured the chroot, right?

However, when I try to connect as the chrooted user with ssh or sftp, the=
 connection fails.

# ssh localhost -l sftp
sftp@localhost's password:
Connection to localhost closed by remote host.
Connection to localhost closed.
#


# sftp sftp@localhost
Connecting to localhost...
sftp@localhost's password:
Connection closed
#

I can't find any error messages in the logs.  Only this in=
 /var/log/messages:

Jun  8 16:54:42 linux1363 sshd[30819]: Accepted password for sftp from=
 127.0.0.1 port 38488 ssh2
Jun  8 16:55:19 linux1363 sshd[30829]: Accepted password for sftp from=
 127.0.0.1 port 38489 ssh2

Looking back through the mailing list archives, I found a couple of=
 messages - one by Patrick Marshall on 2004/04/29 and one by Lee Fellows on=
 2004/03/10 - both saying that the patched code in session.c is broken:=
  "It appears that the patch for implementing chroot behaviour was coming=
 too soon in the do_setusercontext function of session.c...."

But it is hard for me to believe that if the code was really this badly=
 broken, it would have remained unfixed for three months - including the=
 latest version uploaded on 6/1.  And since my own C skills barely go=
 beyond "hello, world" I am afraid to implement their suggested fixes=
 without knowing what I am doing.

What is the status of this?  Is the code truly broken?  If not, could I=
 have a clue about what I might be doing wrong, or any tips on=
 troubleshooting this further?

Thank you,


Greg McCann