SSH doesnt let me login (fwd)

[Andrew Bartlett]

Markus Friedl wrote:
> 
> is this a PAM issue? [don't reply to me]
> 
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> Subject: SSH doesnt let me login
> Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 22:55:02 -0800
> From: Debojyoti Dutta <ddutta at usc.edu>
> To: openssh at openssh.com
> 
> Hi
> 
> I installed openssh and i tried to log into my machine from another
> machine. It says permission denied even though I have given the correct
> passwd. I built openssh from the sources on a PIII box running redhat6.2
> 
> I installed openssh removing my ssh.com's ssh in the hope that it will
> work fine too
> 
> Please help
> Debo

The RPM packages provided (or the SRPMs if you prefer them that way) are
the much prefferred way to get OpenSSH installed on RedHat machines, as
the PAM configuration is taken care of for you.

Further to this, check your logs - they often provide the vital clues.

Andrew Bartlett
abartlet at pcug.org.au

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Andrew Bartlett
abartlet at pcug.org.au