Frode Petersen wrote: > I had ssh set up and working. Then I got passwordless ssh working > using rsa public keys. > > Now, some days later, I can't get ssh to authenticate either way and > in either direction. (Same user on both machines.) > > I'm asked for the password (3 times in sequence), but it is rejected > every time. I do enter the password correctly. I log in locally > using the same passwords without a problem. > > Since the password request appears, I'd think that the connection > can be established, and that the problem lies within the domain of > authentication, but am a bit perplexed as to how to proceed. How can > I figure out what the problem is? Run ssh on the client with -v (add more -v's as needed). That is often quite helpful. Also, take a look at /var/log/secure on the server side. Are you using ssh-agent? Is your key added to the agent still? (ssh-add -l will list the keys ssh-agent is holding for you) -- Todd OpenPGP -> KeyID: 0xBEAF0CE3 | URL: www.pobox.com/~tmz/pgp ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Drugs may lead to nowhere, but at least it's the scenic route.
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