--- openssh-7.1p1/readconf.c 2015-10-27 02:35:24.382086863 +0300 +++ openssh-7.1p1/readconf.c 2015-10-27 02:35:49.376192862 +0300 @@ -1542,9 +1542,6 @@ if (fstat(fileno(f), &sb) == -1) fatal("fstat %s: %s", filename, strerror(errno)); - if (((sb.st_uid != 0 && sb.st_uid != getuid()) || - (sb.st_mode & 022) != 0)) - fatal("Bad owner or permissions on %s", filename); } debug("Reading configuration data %.200s", filename);