Hi list,

This question concerns: OpenSSH_3.9p1, OpenSSL 0.9.7a Feb 19 2003, and possibly
other versions.

I've noticed the following error message appears frequently in syslogs for many
systems I administer:

---snip---
Jun 28 09:02:31 hostname sshd[8062]: Postponed publickey for account from
ip_address port 39397 ssh2
---snip---

What does "postponed" mean in this context?  When I test public key
authentication, I can authenticate successfully.  There doesn't appear to be any
(noticeable) delay when authenticating.

I've searched this list and googled around for this error message.  Others have
asked about it but I haven't found a reply that adequately explains what is
really going on.

Does this indicate a problem with a client/server configuration or is the
message purely informational?

Thanks,

Paul

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