[dveerava@keg dveerava]$ ssh -v ben SSH Version OpenSSH_2.3.0p1, protocol versions 1.5/2.0. Compiled with SSL (0x0090581f). debug: Reading configuration data /etc/ssh/ssh_config debug: Applying options for * debug: Seeding random number generator debug: ssh_connect: getuid 698 geteuid 0 anon 0 debug: Connecting to ben [10.9.73.26] port 22. debug: Allocated local port 1018. debug: Connection established. debug: Remote protocol version 1.99, remote software version OpenSSH_2.9p1 debug: no match: OpenSSH_2.9p1 Enabling compatibility mode for protocol 2.0 debug: Local version string SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_2.3.0p1 debug: Seeding random number generator debug: send KEXINIT debug: done debug: wait KEXINIT debug: got kexinit: diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha1,diffie-hellman-group1-sha1 debug: got kexinit: ssh-rsa,ssh-dss debug: got kexinit: 3des-cbc,blowfish-cbc,cast128-cbc,arcfour debug: got kexinit: 3des-cbc,blowfish-cbc,cast128-cbc,arcfour debug: got kexinit: hmac-md5,hmac-sha1,hmac-ripemd160,hmac-ripemd160@openssh.com,hmac-sha1-96,hmac-md5-96 debug: got kexinit: hmac-md5,hmac-sha1,hmac-ripemd160,hmac-ripemd160@openssh.com,hmac-sha1-96,hmac-md5-96 debug: got kexinit: none,zlib debug: got kexinit: none,zlib debug: got kexinit: debug: got kexinit: debug: first kex follow: 0 debug: reserved: 0 debug: done debug: kex: server->client 3des-cbc hmac-sha1 none debug: kex: client->server 3des-cbc hmac-sha1 none debug: Sending SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_REQUEST. debug: Wait SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_GROUP. debug: Got SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_GROUP. debug: bits set: 1068/2049 debug: Sending SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_INIT. debug: Wait SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_REPLY. debug: Got SSH2_MSG_KEXDH_REPLY. debug: Host 'ben' is known and matches the DSA host key. debug: bits set: 1052/2049 debug: len 55 datafellows 0 debug: dsa_verify: signature correct debug: Wait SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS. debug: GOT SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS. debug: send SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS.debug: done: send SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS. debug: done: KEX2. debug: send SSH2_MSG_SERVICE_REQUEST debug: service_accept: ssh-userauth debug: got SSH2_MSG_SERVICE_ACCEPT debug: authentications that can continue: publickey,password,keyboard-interactive debug: next auth method to try is publickey debug: try pubkey: /home2/dveerava/.ssh/id_dsa debug: read DSA private key done debug: sig size 20 20 debug: authentications that can continue: publickey,password,keyboard-interactive debug: next auth method to try is publickey debug: next auth method to try is password dveerava@ben's password: debug: authentications that can continue: publickey,password,keyboard-interactive debug: next auth method to try is password Permission denied, please try again. dveerava@ben's password: debug: authentications that can continue: publickey,password,keyboard-interactive debug: next auth method to try is password Permission denied, please try again. dveerava@ben's password: debug: authentications that can continue: publickey,password,keyboard-interactive debug: next auth method to try is password debug: no more auth methods to try Unable to find an authentication method debug: Calling cleanup 0x805f3c0(0x0) [dveerava@keg dveerava]$