Disabling SSH HostbasedAuthentication

This section describes the procedure to disable SSH host based authentication.

Run the following procedure for each and every server in the topology:

1. Log in as admusr on the server.

   login: admusr
   Password: <current admin user password>

2. Run the following command to check out the file sshd_config:

   $ sudo rcstool co /etc/ssh/sshd_config

3. Run the following command:

   $ sudo sed -i '/HostbasedAuthentication no/s/^#//g' /etc/ssh/sshd_config

4. Check in the file sshd_config:

   $ sudo rcstool ci /etc/ssh/sshd_config