Hi Larry,
Three weeks ago everything was working normally.
We have used ssh and sftp and recently have had a number of problems
loging into sites with passwd failures.
This applies to SL 5.09 and 6.7.
updated ssh using yum and our versions are up to date.
Using the ssh debug switch -v it tells you step by step what your
progress is. We get down to passwd and it fails 3 times. If I use a
deliberate incorrect passwd it fails twice.
Our Web hosting people don't have a clue and their support group is in
the Philippines. They are nice people but cannot resolve the issue.
We have have been using gftp for years. We have tried the command line
login with same result.
Did ssh with -sftp option change recently?
Don't know if that is the case, but maybe it is something related to
[Open]SSL or crypt libraries.
Can you try from some other [virtual?] machines as well, running different
OSes, in an effort to find some combination that works und look at that as
a reference?
Maybe you can try with another [test] account, to check if it is not a
user/password specific issue?
Last not least, increasing debug level - using multiple -v when running
ssh - might give a clue?
Best regards,
Iosif Fettich
