Hi Tom, Could it be the pam configuration for ssh is changed? Perhaps the password checking in pam?
I once had such an issue when I made a typo in /etc/pam.d/sshd. After this I couldn't login anymore. It showed up in the console log as "Error: PAM: Module is unknown for <userid> from <ip-address>.". (This might be in /var/log/messages as well.) I had to correct the typo using "sed" in the Linux console. Met vriendelijke groet/With kind regards/Mit freundlichen Grüßen, Berry van Sleeuwen -----Original Message----- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tom Huegel Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2016 3:23 PM To: [email protected] Subject: LINUX SSH problem. This seems strange to me (a LINUX novice) but I have FEDORA f21 system that has been working fine until recently. It seems strange LINUX starts up just fine but when I try to SSH (Putty) into it I get the initial logon screen but the password is always rejected. From the z/VM console I can logon using the same password. I must have touched something *&&*&%. Any idea how to fix it? Thanks Tom ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/ This e-mail and the documents attached are confidential and intended solely for the addressee; it may also be privileged. If you receive this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy it. As its integrity cannot be secured on the Internet, Atos’ liability cannot be triggered for the message content. Although the sender endeavours to maintain a computer virus-free network, the sender does not warrant that this transmission is virus-free and will not be liable for any damages resulting from any virus transmitted. On all offers and agreements under which Atos Nederland B.V. supplies goods and/or services of whatever nature, the Terms of Delivery from Atos Nederland B.V. exclusively apply. The Terms of Delivery shall be promptly submitted to you on your request.
