on an older slackware system, i once had to add _ssh: all_ (or some other similar syntax specifying a domain or ip range) to /etc/hosts.allow.
sshd shouldn't come compiled to respect tcpwrappers by default, but give it a go... On Tue, 13 Jan 2004, Ken Herron wrote: > --On Tuesday, January 13, 2004 07:01:32 PM -0800 Roy Wollman > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I just got appointed to be the sys admin for the new machine > > our lab bought. I'm a linux newbie and really need you help!!! > > > > Its a opteron based duel cpu running suse 9.0 pro for amd64. > > > > My problem: I can't log into it using ssh. > > I made sure the sshd is running and its configured using all default > > parameters > > I'm trying to log on from both RH and from winXPpro using ssh tera term > > in both cases I just get permission denied even though the password are > > correct. > > Based on what you've described, it sounds like you're connecting to the > remote host; it's just not letting you in. Your next step is to look at > the sshd configuration file on the target host; this is probably > /etc/ssh/sshd_config. Some possible reasons are: > > * You're trying to log in as root, and sshd is set to deny or restrict > root logins. > > * Your password is empty and sshd isn't set to allow this. > > * You're trying to log in using a user that's denied or not allowed. > > * You're trying to log in from a host that's denied or not allowed. > > * StrictModes is turned on, and the home directory of the user you're > logging in as doesn't meet the requirements. > > * VerifyReverseMapping is turned on, and DNS for the host(s) you're > logging in from doesn't meet the requirements. > > If you're still stumped, you could try running ssh and sshd in debug mode > to get some more detail about what's going on. For sshd, you'd log in to > the target host as root, kill the normal sshd process, and run a copy by > hand (from a tty session) using the "-d" option. sshd will then process a > single ssh session while printing debugging info to the tty. > > -- > Ken Herron > _______________________________________________ > vox-tech mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech > _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
