[wplug] OpenSSH
coldfire
coldfire at duq.edu
Thu Dec 26 13:32:49 EST 2002
if you compiled it yourself, make sure you enable md5 auth when you run configure ..
coldie
On Wed, Dec 25, 2002 at 08:12:09PM -0500, Henry Umansky wrote:
> Merry xmas everyone, I just installed OpenSSH and I am trying to start an
> ssh daemon
> service. It seems to start alright and the logs don't give me any errors.
> However, when I try to login with the following command "ssh
> <username>@localhost" it gives me the password prompt, after entering the
> correct password it says "Access denied" and then I look in /var/log/secure
> it gives me the following error:
>
> "sshd[<random pid #>]: Failed password for <username> from <IP address> port
> <port>"
>
> Even when I tried to login from a different machine, it gives me the same
> "Access denied" error. I know the username and password are correct, but it
> does this for any user I attempt to login with. I tried different config
> files, I tried a blank one, which will start sshd with the default
> configuration, didn't work, then I tried my friends config file, he got his
> sshd working, but that file didn't work on my machine. I have a feeling it
> has something to do with PAM, but I have no idea how to let anyone on my
> passwd file authenticate. I'm running Red Hat 7.1 with kernel 2.4.7-10 and
> OpenSSH version 3.3p1.
>
> Henry
> hmust2 [at] pitt [dot] edu
>
>
>
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