Installing OpenSSH

[sraj142]

Hi All,
I would like to welcome any clue, how to install & activate the openSSH on my AIX 5.3 box. I have got some ref, but not actually got the same.
The lslpp -l | grep SSL returns the following
pware.openssl.rte 0.9.8.3 COMMITTED OpenSSL 0.9.8c

I have tried to download download the GZ, Z files so many times, but couldn't extract.

Can anybody please guide me from the very begining (starting from downloading) in a step by step way to install & activate the SSH on my AIX box ?

Thanks in advance
Rgds - Sraj

 

[khalidaaa]

Hi Sraj,

Hope this will give you all you need:

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/systems/index.jsp?topic=/iphat/iphbkopenssh.htm

another nice link:

http://wiki.tungur.net/display/AIX/...IX+5.3?showComments=true&showCommentArea=true

Regards,
Khalid

 

[khalidaaa]

Oh I think i shouldn't forget the openssh official website:

http://www.openssh.org/

Regards,
Khalid

 

[sraj142]

Hi Khalid,
Thanks for the advice. I have downloaded & extracted the openssh 4.7 for AIX 5.3.
My system has "zlib-1.2.3-4" already installed. When I tried to install the openssh 4.7 through smit install_latest, it is giving the following error...

###########################################################3
Command: failed stdout: yes stderr: no

Before command completion, additional instructions may appear below.

[TOP]
geninstall -I "a -cgNQqwXY -J" -Z -d /home/dbadm/sraj -f File 2>&1

File:
Ipenssh.base.client 4.7.0.5302
Ipenssh.base.server 4.7.0.5302
Ipenssh.man.en_US 4.7.0.5302
Rrngd-0.9.29 0.9.29
R:zlib-1.2.3 1.2.3

Validating RPM package selections ...

+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
RPM Error Summary:
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
The following RPM packages were requested for installation
but they are already installed or superseded by a package installed
at a higher level:
prngd-0.9.29-1 is already installed.
zlib-1.2.3-4 is already installed.

+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
FAILURES
--------
Filesets listed in this section failed pre-installation verification
and will not be installed.

Requisite Failures
------------------
SELECTED FILESETS: The following is a list of filesets that you asked to
install. They cannot be installed until all of their requisite filesets
are also installed. See subsequent lists for details of requisites.

openssh.base.client 4.7.0.5302 # Open Secure Shell Commands
openssh.base.server 4.7.0.5302 # Open Secure Shell Server
openssh.man.en_US 4.7.0.5302 # Open Secure Shell Documentat...
openssh.msg.en_US 4.7.0.5302 # Open Secure Shell Messages -...

MISSING REQUISITES: The following filesets are required by one or more
of the selected filesets listed above. They are not currently installed
and could not be found on the installation media.

openssl.base 0.9.8.600 # Fileset Update

<< End of Failure Section >>

FILESET STATISTICS
------------------
4 Selected to be installed, of which:
4 FAILED pre-installation verification
----
0 Total to be installed


Pre-installation Failure/Warning Summary
----------------------------------------
Name Level Pre-installation Failure/Warning
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
openssh.msg.en_US 4.7.0.5302 Requisite failure
openssh.man.en_US 4.7.0.5302 Requisite failure
openssh.base.server 4.7.0.5302 Requisite failure
openssh.base.client 4.7.0.5302 Requisite failure
#####################################################

I have tried to uninstall the existing Zlib by rpm -e zlib, but it is saying ....
error: removing these packages would break dependencies:
zlib is needed by AIX-rpm-5.3.0.40-1


Please help.....

Rgds- Sraj

 

[khalidaaa]

I don't think its the zlib that is causing the problem! The installation is asking for openssl.base 0.9.8.600!

I think this can be found in the aix 5.3 installation CDs!

Regards,
Khalid

 

[khalidaaa]

You can download the openssl from here:

http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/p/os/aix/expansionpack/index.html

Regards,
Khalid

 

[ogniemi]

other openssh binaries for AIX you can find here:

http://dtucker.freeshell.org/openssh/

or

http://pware.hvcc.edu/download/