ssh in tcp_wrappers: ssh/tcp: unknown service

[Shrp]

I build ssh 3.2.9.1 on a Solaris 9 machine, and I'm trying to block certain IP addresses (I get a lot of ssh probes) from connecting through ssh. I'm trying to implement it with tcp_wrappers, so I have the following in inetd.conf:

ssh stream tcp nowait root /usr/local/bin/tcpd sshd -i

There's a line for ssh in /etc/services, I have my allow and deny files, and sshd "works", but when I activate this line in inetd.conf, in the messages file I get:

Feb 10 09:48:29 smash inetd[171]: [ID 965992 daemon.error] ssh/tcp: unknown service

It seems that this IS a known service, however.

Thanks!

 

[PHV]

There's a line for ssh in /etc/services
There should be TWO lines (22/udp and 22/tcp)

Hope This Helps, PH.
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[Shrp]

I added the line for 22/udp to the /etc/services, uncommented the line for ssh in /etc/inetd.conf, restarted inetd, and I get the same error. I'm not sure if a simple edit to /etc/services does the trick. sshd does seem to work, but doesn't look at the hosts.deny file.

Thanks!!