> the mac only enables "keyboard interactive" auth and not "password" auth, > these are very similar but different. you need to an option in a config file > on the mac to enable password auth.
Based on the Unixes I'm familiar with, the sshd config file is in /etc/ssh and is unusual in that it does not have the more conventional .conf extension. It is specifically for SSHD, the server. Which needs to be restarted if the config is changed. ++L
