PAM = Pluggable Authentication Module and usually involves setting up the server to authenticate against other services and directories instead of locally. I can't imagine that's you're problem unless this server is authenticating with another server or service.
Mike On Sep 21, 2010, at 12:30 PM, Michael Bendorf wrote: > well - no > I believe OpenSSH is set to deny root remote login. > Even more, as this is an Ubuntu box, I am not sure what the root password is > - I have only ever sudo'ed > > I think I will have to sit down at the console to see for certain, but there > is nothing in Webmin's User and Groups module that leads me to believe I > should need a new password - and the other server I stood up the same day > (back on '07) hasn't complained about anything. > > I think it is something deeper - with PAM or something? not clear what PAM > does exactly, though, so not sure there... > > --Michael T. Bendorf-- > Technology Administrator > A-C Central C.U.S.D. #262 > 217.476.3312 ext. 2019 > DID #: 217.476.6019 > Cellular: 217.306.6824 > > "I'm trying to teach myself to ask the same questions that you do during your > lectures so that I do not need you any more." > > A good teacher is like a candle - it consumes itself to light the way for > others. > > "The computer revolution hasn't started yet. Don't be misled by the enormous > flow of money into bad defacto standards for unsophisticated buyers using > poor adaptations of incomplete ideas." > > - Alan Kay > > > > On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 12:24 PM, Aaron Zuercher <aaron.techge...@gmail.com> > wrote: > is password correct? > can you ssh in as root? > maybe password has expried and its trying to ask you to enter a new password? > > > > > On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 12:18 PM, Michael Bendorf <bendo...@a-ccentral.us> > wrote: > Rich - it's clear > Aaron - nothing interesting. > > --Michael T. Bendorf-- > Technology Administrator > A-C Central C.U.S.D. #262 > 217.476.3312 ext. 2019 > DID #: 217.476.6019 > Cellular: 217.306.6824 > > "I'm trying to teach myself to ask the same questions that you do during your > lectures so that I do not need you any more." > > A good teacher is like a candle - it consumes itself to light the way for > others. > > "The computer revolution hasn't started yet. Don't be misled by the enormous > flow of money into bad defacto standards for unsophisticated buyers using > poor adaptations of incomplete ideas." > > - Alan Kay > > > > On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 11:47 AM, Aaron Hackney <aa...@aaronhackney.com> > wrote: > Also, take a peek at iptables -L -n > > On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 11:46 AM, Richard Mann <richard.m...@worf.us> wrote: > > Make sure you're not excluded by an "AllowUsers user1 user2 etc" statement > > in /etc/ssh/sshd_config. > > Rich / ICN-RTC7 Champaign > > > > On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 11:41 AM, Michael Bendorf <bendo...@a-ccentral.us> > > wrote: > >> > >> I have spent too much time over the past weeks trying to google an answer > >> here. > >> I cannot seem to ssh into a server that I used to be able to. > >> I have Webmin control over the machine though. > >> I have ran out of ideas to try. I could have console access, but that > >> would require a 25-minute drive. > >> In short, I type: > >> ssh u...@local.ip.num.ber > >> and type in my password. I am presented with: > >> Permission denied, please try again. > >> twice and then > >> Permission denied (publickey,password). > >> > >> > >> I have rant with -vvv and cannot seem to find anything helpful to me in > >> the debug dialoge. > >> > >> > >> Anyone have ideas/time to try to help? It is really just > >> an inconvenience right now as I do have Webmin access - but something is > >> wrong and I want to fix it. > >> > >> --Michael T. Bendorf-- > >> Technology Administrator > >> A-C Central C.U.S.D. #262 > >> 217.476.3312 ext. 2019 > >> DID #: 217.476.6019 > >> Cellular: 217.306.6824 > >> > >> "I'm trying to teach myself to ask the same questions that you do during > >> your lectures so that I do not need you any more." > >> > >> A good teacher is like a candle - it consumes itself to light the way for > >> others. > >> > >> "The computer revolution hasn't started yet. Don't be misled by the > >> enormous flow of money into bad defacto standards for unsophisticated > >> buyers > >> using poor adaptations of incomplete ideas." > >> > >> - Alan Kay > >> > >> | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | > > > > > > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | > > > > > > -- > "Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you > come alive and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people > who have come alive." -Dr. Howard Thurman > > ****************************** > Aaron Keith Hackney > aa...@aaronkeithstudios.com > Cell 210.325.2196 > ****************************** > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | > > > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | > > > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | > > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org |
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