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To work with Hadoop, I edited the hosts file and deletе some lines (these lines interfered with correct operation). When running ssh localhost, I encountered the error:

kex_exchange_identification: read: Connection reset by peer

Configuration:

  • hosts.allow: 
    sshd : ALL
ALL : ALL
  • hosts.deny: 
    sshd: ALL
  • hosts: 
    ##
# Host Database
#
# localhost is used to configure the loopback interface
# when the system is booting.  Do not change this entry.
##
127.0.0.1   localhost
255.255.255.255 broadcasthost
::1             localhost
  • ls -ld /etc /etc/ssh* /etc/ssh*/*: 
    lrwxr-xr-x@  1 root  wheel      11  1 янв  2020 /etc -> private/etc
drwxrwxr-x  13 root  wheel     416  2 окт 23:26 /etc/ssh
-rwxrwxr-x   1 root  wheel  577388  1 янв  2020 /etc/ssh/moduli
-rwxrwxr-x   1 root  wheel    1511  1 янв  2020 /etc/ssh/ssh_config
-rwxrwxr-x   1 root  wheel    1405 22 ноя 18:22 /etc/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key
-rwxrwxr-x   1 root  wheel     620 22 ноя 18:22 /etc/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key.pub
-rwxrwxr-x   1 root  wheel     525 22 ноя 18:23 /etc/ssh/ssh_host_ecdsa_key
-rwxrwxr-x   1 root  wheel     192 22 ноя 18:23 /etc/ssh/ssh_host_ecdsa_key.pub
-rwxrwxr-x   1 root  wheel     387  2 окт 23:26 /etc/ssh/ssh_host_ed25519_key
-rwxrwxr-x   1 root  wheel      82  2 окт 23:26 /etc/ssh/ssh_host_ed25519_key.pub
-rwxrwxr-x   1 root  wheel    2622 22 ноя 18:22 /etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key
-rwxrwxr-x   1 root  wheel     584 22 ноя 18:22 /etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key.pub
-rwxrwxr-x   1 root  wheel    3169  1 янв  2020 /etc/ssh/sshd_config

How can this be fixed? I really need your help! I'm desperate :(

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  • What's the point of ssh localhost? You are already on the system, so... why SSH? Commented Nov 22, 2021 at 22:37
  • Are you sure you only edited /etc/hosts? Perhaps you changed the permissions of files and directories in /etc? What does ls -ld /etc /etc/ssh* /etc/ssh*/* show (please add it to your question) Commented Nov 22, 2021 at 22:45
  • @roaima I add output of ls -ld /etc /etc/ssh* /etc/ssh*/* Commented Nov 22, 2021 at 23:26
  • I need to check my Mac tomorrow but those permissions look really suspect. Are you sure you didn't accidently use chmod while working as root? Commented Nov 22, 2021 at 23:46
  • @roaima No, I'm not sure. Maybe I use it. I don't remember. But how can I fix it? Now I have this eror: kex_exchange_identification: read: Connection reset by peer Connection reset by ::1 port 22 Commented Nov 23, 2021 at 0:31

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You have broken the permissions for (at least) the files in /etc, and this is why ssh is no longer working. Here is a correct set for the files you've listed in your question:

lrwxr-xr-x@  1 root  wheel      11  1 Jan  2020 /etc -> private/etc
drwxr-xr-x  13 root  wheel     416 22 Nov 12:22 /etc/ssh
-rw-r--r--   1 root  wheel  577388  1 Jan  2020 /etc/ssh/moduli
-rw-r--r--   1 root  wheel    1511  1 Jan  2020 /etc/ssh/ssh_config
-rw-------   1 root  wheel     672 18 Jun  2018 /etc/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key
-rw-r--r--   1 root  wheel     590 18 Jun  2018 /etc/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key.pub
-rw-------   1 root  wheel     227 18 Jun  2018 /etc/ssh/ssh_host_ecdsa_key
-rw-r--r--   1 root  wheel     162 18 Jun  2018 /etc/ssh/ssh_host_ecdsa_key.pub
-rw-------   1 root  wheel     387 18 Jun  2018 /etc/ssh/ssh_host_ed25519_key
-rw-r--r--   1 root  wheel      82 18 Jun  2018 /etc/ssh/ssh_host_ed25519_key.pub
-rw-------   1 root  wheel    1679 18 Jun  2018 /etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key
-rw-r--r--   1 root  wheel     382 18 Jun  2018 /etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key.pub
-rw-r--r--   1 root  wheel    3169  1 Jan  2020 /etc/ssh/sshd_config

My suspicion is that you may have changed more permissions than these.

Unfortunately I have found conflicting and unclear documents on the correct method for correcting permissions on system files, so I would recommend you go across to https://apple.stackexchange.com/ and see whether the question on fixing permissions has previously been asked - and answered - there. (You don't need to ask specifically how to fix ssh - that will be resolved once you've fixed the permissions.)

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  • In macOS one should use sudo chmod like any other Unix system ... or if sudo not available and you have root then use that. Commented Sep 21, 2024 at 16:04

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