putty (0.60-3) fails with the same error (too many authentication
errors).
putty is not configured at all on this machine so it should be in passwd
auth mode. However, ss soon as I put in my login name it comes up with
the error.
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openssh public key auth broken if one has many keys but only
workaround/fix:
- move all keys into subdirectories and update config to reflect changes.
- even with multiple keys in subdirectories it does not try the wrong keys.
hypothesis:
- the ssh client looks in ~/.ssh and tries any files it deems to be keys, even
when 'config' is configured explicitly
Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: openssh-client
After upgrading from 8.04 to 8.10, I could not log into any machines via
ssh where I had already configured public-key auth. This happens with
both rsa and dsa keys.
The error given was:
Received disconnect from 10.0.0.1: 2: Too many
