On Mon, Jan 12, 2004 at 01:32:30PM -0800, Rishi Chopra wrote: > I have a nitpicky question about logging into a FreeBSD machine and > SSH. I'm using a minimal FreeBSD install and SSH Secure Shell client > v3.2.0 - the crux of the problem is I am unable to "smoothly" login.
Which FreeBSD version? And are you running the OpenSSH server supplied with the system or one from ports? > When I login to my machine, I'm prompted to enter an "authentication > response". A window is displayed with "Enter Authentication Response" > in the title bar, and two buttons at the bottom ('OK' and 'Cancel') - > the text says: > > Enter your authentication response. > Password: Sounds like you've got the PAM based challenge-response authentication enabled in your /etc/ssh/sshd_config (which is the default), but your /etc/pam.conf (FreeBSD 4.x) or /etc/pam.d (FreeBSD 5.x) has a modified configuration. Here are a couple of things to try -- Turn off Challenge-response authentication in /etc/ssh/sshd_config Change: #ChallengeResponseAuthentication yes to ChallengeResponseAuthentication no and then: # kill -HUP `cat /var/run/sshd.pid` to get it to reread the config. -- or -- Double check the PAM settings: they should look like this in /etc/pam.conf # OpenSSH with PAM support requires similar modules. The session one is # a bit strange, though... sshd auth sufficient pam_skey.so sshd auth sufficient pam_opie.so no_fake_prompts #sshd auth requisite pam_opieaccess.so #sshd auth sufficient pam_kerberosIV.so try_first_pass #sshd auth sufficient pam_krb5.so try_first_pass sshd auth required pam_unix.so try_first_pass sshd account required pam_unix.so sshd password required pam_permit.so sshd session required pam_permit.so The /etc/pam.d case is similar, except you should have a file called 'sshd' in that directory, whose contents are similar, but without the 'sshd' entries in the first column. Cheers, Matthew -- Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 26 The Paddocks Savill Way PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Marlow Tel: +44 1628 476614 Bucks., SL7 1TH UK
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