sshd is ignoring /etc/ssh/sshd_config

[cs.cracker]

I dont know why. I want to disable root logons for sercurity and add a banner message, but editing /etc/ssh/sshd_config does not work. I dont know why, but it is completely ignoring it. I dont know what files I should post, so any help at all is appreciated.

[pointers]

I cannot guess why but you can pass extra arguments to sshd like;

[justanothergentoofanatic]

Changes in sshd_config won't take effect until you restart sshd.

-Mike

[cs.cracker]

I have restarted sshd. How would I pass this flag through init.d?

[justanothergentoofanatic]

Hrm...what happens if you add some gibberish to /etc/ssh/sshd_config (anything, like the line "hello world") and then do /etc/init.d/sshd restart?

-Mike

[cs.cracker]

sshd restarts fine and runs exactly like it did before I modified the file.

[justanothergentoofanatic]

Very strange...what happens if you do /usr/bin/sshd -f /etc/ssh/sshd_config?

What use flags and cflags did you compile sshd with?

md5sum /etc/init.d/sshd gives me:
0a1428803057b7d25e624c6b297980d8 /etc/init.d/sshd

Is yours the same?

-Mike

[moocha]

Did you compile your sshd outside of the portage system by any chance?
If yes - you're on your own until you stick to portage's version.
If no - what's your current openssh version?
What happens if you run sshd in debug mode, like this: