bug#416: sshd authenticates then terminates

Package: openssh
Version: 3.7.1p1

After changing root password, ensuring that PermitRootLogin is enabled in
/etc/sshd.config, and starting sshd, logins are authenticated (password)
then unapologetically terminated.

sshd -d -d provides:

debug2: read_server_config: filename //etc/sshd_config
debug1: sshd version OpenSSH_3.7.1p1
debug1: private host key: #0 type 0 RSA1
debug1: read PEM private key done: type RSA
debug1: private host key: #1 type 1 RSA
debug1: read PEM private key done: type DSA
debug1: private host key: #2 type 2 DSA
debug1: Bind to port 22 on ::.
Server listening on :: port 22.
debug1: Bind to port 22 on 0.0.0.0.
Bind to port 22 on 0.0.0.0 failed: Address already in use.
Generating 768 bit RSA key.
RSA key generation complete.
debug1: Server will not fork when running in debugging mode.
Connection from ::ffff:127.0.0.1 port 32770
debug1: Client protocol version 2.0; client software version OpenSSH_3.7.1p1
debug1: match: OpenSSH_3.7.1p1 pat OpenSSH*
debug1: Enabling compatibility mode for protocol 2.0
debug1: Local version string SSH-1.99-OpenSSH_3.7.1p1
debug2: Network child is on pid 637
debug1: permanently_set_uid: 100/100
debug1: list_hostkey_types: ssh-rsa,ssh-dss
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT sent
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT received
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha1,diffie-hellman-group1-sha1
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: ssh-rsa,ssh-dss
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: aes128-cbc,3des-cbc,blowfish-cbc,cast128-cbc,arcfour,aes192-cbc,aes256-cbc,[email protected],aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: aes128-cbc,3des-cbc,blowfish-cbc,cast128-cbc,arcfour,aes192-cbc,aes256-cbc,[email protected],aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: hmac-md5,hmac-sha1,hmac-ripemd160,[email protected],hmac-sha1-96,hmac-md5-96
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: hmac-md5,hmac-sha1,hmac-ripemd160,[email protected],hmac-sha1-96,hmac-md5-96
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: none,zlib
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: none,zlib
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit:
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit:
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: first_kex_follows 0
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: reserved 0
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha1,diffie-hellman-group1-sha1
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: ssh-rsa,ssh-dss
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: aes128-cbc,3des-cbc,blowfish-cbc,cast128-cbc,arcfour,aes192-cbc,aes256-cbc,[email protected],aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: aes128-cbc,3des-cbc,blowfish-cbc,cast128-cbc,arcfour,aes192-cbc,aes256-cbc,[email protected],aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: hmac-md5,hmac-sha1,hmac-ripemd160,[email protected],hmac-sha1-96,hmac-md5-96
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: hmac-md5,hmac-sha1,hmac-ripemd160,[email protected],hmac-sha1-96,hmac-md5-96
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: none,zlib
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: none,zlib
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit:
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit:
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: first_kex_follows 0
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: reserved 0
debug2: mac_init: found hmac-md5
debug1: kex: client->server aes128-cbc hmac-md5 none
debug2: mac_init: found hmac-md5
debug1: kex: server->client aes128-cbc hmac-md5 none
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_REQUEST received
debug2: monitor_read: 0 used once, disabling now
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_GROUP sent
debug2: dh_gen_key: priv key bits set: 122/256
debug2: bits set: 1572/3191
debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_INIT
debug2: bits set: 1600/3191
debug2: monitor_read: 4 used once, disabling now
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_REPLY sent
debug2: kex_derive_keys
debug2: set_newkeys: mode 1
debug1: SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS sent
debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS
debug2: set_newkeys: mode 0
debug1: SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS received
debug1: KEX done
debug1: userauth-request for user root service ssh-connection method none
debug1: attempt 0 failures 0
debug2: monitor_read: 6 used once, disabling now
debug2: input_userauth_request: setting up authctxt for root
debug2: monitor_read: 3 used once, disabling now
debug2: input_userauth_request: try method none
Failed none for root from ::ffff:127.0.0.1 port 32770 ssh2
Failed none for root from ::ffff:127.0.0.1 port 32770 ssh2
debug1: userauth-request for user root service ssh-connection method keyboard-interactive
debug1: attempt 1 failures 1
debug2: input_userauth_request: try method keyboard-interactive
debug1: keyboard-interactive devs
debug1: auth2_challenge: user=root devs=
debug1: kbdint_alloc: devices ''
debug2: auth2_challenge_start: devices
Failed keyboard-interactive for root from ::ffff:127.0.0.1 port 32770 ssh2
debug1: userauth-request for user root service ssh-connection method password
debug1: attempt 2 failures 2
debug2: input_userauth_request: try method password
Accepted password for root from ::ffff:127.0.0.1 port 32770 ssh2
debug1: monitor_child_preauth: root has been authenticated by privileged process
Accepted password for root from ::ffff:127.0.0.1 port 32770 ssh2
debug2: mac_init: found hmac-md5
debug2: mac_init: found hmac-md5
debug2: set_newkeys: mode 0
debug2: set_newkeys: mode 1
debug1: Entering interactive session for SSH2.
debug2: fd 3 setting O_NONBLOCK
debug2: fd 7 setting O_NONBLOCK
debug1: server_init_dispatch_20
debug1: server_input_channel_open: ctype session rchan 0 win 65536 max 16384
debug1: input_session_request
debug1: channel 0: new [server-session]
debug1: session_new: init
debug1: session_new: session 0
debug1: session_open: channel 0
debug1: session_open: session 0: link with channel 0
debug1: server_input_channel_open: confirm session
debug1: server_input_channel_req: channel 0 request pty-req reply 0
debug1: session_by_channel: session 0 channel 0
debug1: session_input_channel_req: session 0 req pty-req
lastlog_perform_login: Couldn't stat /var/log/lastlog: No such file or directory
lastlog_openseek: /var/log/lastlog is not a file or directory!
debug1: Allocating pty.
debug1: session_pty_req: session 0 alloc /dev/pts/0
debug1: server_input_channel_req: channel 0 request shell reply 0
debug1: session_by_channel: session 0 channel 0
debug1: session_input_channel_req: session 0 req shell
debug2: fd 4 setting TCP_NODELAY
debug2: channel 0: rfd 9 isatty
debug2: fd 9 setting O_NONBLOCK
debug2: fd 8 is O_NONBLOCK
debug1: Setting controlling tty using TIOCSCTTY.
debug1: Received SIGCHLD.
debug1: session_by_pid: pid 638
debug1: session_exit_message: session 0 channel 0 pid 638
debug2: channel 0: request exit-signal
debug1: session_exit_message: release channel 0
debug2: channel 0: write failed
debug2: channel 0: close_write
debug2: channel 0: output open -> closed
debug1: session_close: session 0 pid 638
debug1: session_pty_cleanup: session 0 release /dev/pts/0
debug2: notify_done: reading
debug2: channel 0: read<=0 rfd 9 len -1
debug2: channel 0: read failed
debug2: channel 0: close_read
debug2: channel 0: input open -> drain
debug2: channel 0: ibuf empty
debug2: channel 0: send eof
debug2: channel 0: input drain -> closed
debug2: channel 0: send close
debug2: channel 0: rcvd close
debug2: channel 0: is dead
debug2: channel 0: garbage collecting
debug1: channel 0: free: server-session, nchannels 1
Connection closed by ::ffff:127.0.0.1
Closing connection to ::ffff:127.0.0.1

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