Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 22:28:21 -0400 From: Glenn Sieb <ges@wingfoot.org> To: Brad <darb@canada.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: remote logon Message-ID: <4179C1C5.8080007@wingfoot.org> In-Reply-To: <20041022183211.5399.h001.c009.wm@mail.canada.com.criticalpath.net> References: <20041022183211.5399.h001.c009.wm@mail.canada.com.criticalpath.net>
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Hey Brad!
(I redirected this to -questions.. IIRC that's more the proper venue..)
Brad said the following on 10/22/2004 9:32 PM:
>I just completed install of 5.2.1 and am trying to logon remotely via SSH and keep getting access
>denied.
>
>My password is correct, because I can log onto the box directly.
>
>
Just a guess... are you logging in as root? If not, try looking at
/etc/ssh/sshd_config
look for:
PasswordAuthentication yes
And, you might want to check man sshd_config for other handy options :)
Best,
Glenn
--
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
~Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759
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