[Bug 1885990] Re: server: Match has no effect in include file (upstream 3122)

[Christian Ehrhardt ]

We just fixed bug 1876320 for includes, seems there might be more for it to do.
But at the same time I think this is low-prio e.g. I think we can wait until ssh 8.4 hits groovy and then think about a backport instead of adding Delta for it right away.

Thank you for the bug Patel.

** Bug watch added: OpenSSH Portable Bugzilla #3122
   https://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3122

** Also affects: openssh via
   https://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3122
   Importance: Unknown
       Status: Unknown

** Changed in: openssh (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Triaged

** Changed in: openssh (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Low

** Changed in: openssh (Ubuntu)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Christian Ehrhardt  (paelzer)

** Tags added: server-next

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Title:
  server: Match has no effect in include file (upstream 3122)

Status in portable OpenSSH:
  Unknown
Status in openssh package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  Hello

  Ubuntu version: focal 20.04 LTS
  Version:
  openssh-server:
    Installed: 1:8.2p1-4ubuntu0.1
    Candidate: 1:8.2p1-4ubuntu0.1
  Expected: match statement in included files work as documented in the fine manual
  What happens: the statements are ignored.

  
  If you add Match statements in an included file, it will generate no error but have no effect.
  The exact same statements work in the main server config file (/etc/ssh/sshd_config)

  this is to track upstream bug 3122:

  https://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3122

  it's fixed but will only be in 8.4 so it affects Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  where openssh is at 8.2.

  I'm not *absolutely* whining for a backport since include files is a
  new feature for openssl in focal so it's not a regression. Would be
  nice though :),  because include files are standard for any server
  software in Linux since at least a decade...

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