I ran debug on my Open ssh all debug info was the same as yours until the password. Here is mine. debug2: we sent a password packet, wait for reply debug1: Authentication succeeded (password). debug1: fd 5 setting O_NONBLOCK debug1: channel 0: new [client-session] debug2: channel 0: send open debug1: Entering interactive session. debug2: callback start debug2: ssh_session2_setup: id 0 debug1: channel 0: request pty-req debug2: x11_get_proto: /usr/X11R6/bin/xauth list :0.1 2>/dev/null debug1: Requesting X11 forwarding with authentication spoofing. debug1: channel 0: request x11-req debug1: channel 0: request shell debug2: callback done debug1: channel 0: open confirm rwindow 0 rmax 32768 debug2: channel 0: rcvd adjust 131072 -- jludwig <wralphie@xxxxxxxxxxx>