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Re: Secure Shell refuses to accept connections from anyone

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Is there anything useful in /var/log/sshd.log?

Bruce

On 8/12/19 9:23 AM, Keith Steensma wrote:
> I've installed both Version 9.9 (OldStable) and 'Buster' (Stable) and 
> found that both version seem to have the same problem.  It's like I'm 
> doing something wrong.  But these are fresh installs - no modification.
>
> With Secure Shell server installed and running on port 22 (or any 
> other port of your choice) and iptable Chain Input and Output Policy 
> Accept All.  When I try to connect from a Windows machine using 
> 'putty' (without letting 'putty' fill in any user name) and fill in a 
> regular user's login name, Secure Shell refuses to allow that 
> connection and replies back "Access denied' and asks for the password 
> again and again, and again. Never allowing the connection.
>
> The same thing happens if I fill in 'root' as the login even though a 
> 'root' login is not permitted in the default 'sshd_config' 
> configuration.  Even when I change the configuration to allow for 
> 'root' login, 'root' can never login.
>
> Has anyone run into this behavior before or know about a fix for this 
> problem.  I have formatted, installed, reinstalled and Googled so many 
> times that I many be going crazy.
>
> Keith
>

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Secure Shell refuses to accept connections from anyone Keith Steensma <keith@airways-consulting.com> - 2019-08-12 15:40 +0200
  Re: Secure Shell refuses to accept connections from anyone john doe <johndoe65534@mail.com> - 2019-08-12 16:20 +0200
    Re: Secure Shell refuses to accept connections from anyone Keith Steensma <keith@airways-consulting.com> - 2019-08-12 16:50 +0200
      Re: Secure Shell refuses to accept connections from anyone john doe <johndoe65534@mail.com> - 2019-08-12 17:00 +0200
  Re: Secure Shell refuses to accept connections from anyone Roberto C. Sánchez <roberto@debian.org> - 2019-08-12 16:30 +0200
    Re: Secure Shell refuses to accept connections from anyone Roberto C. Sánchez <roberto@debian.org> - 2019-08-12 16:40 +0200
    Re: Secure Shell refuses to accept connections from anyone Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2019-08-12 16:40 +0200
      Re: Secure Shell refuses to accept connections from anyone john doe <johndoe65534@mail.com> - 2019-08-12 16:50 +0200
      Re: Secure Shell refuses to accept connections from anyone Keith Steensma <keith@airways-consulting.com> - 2019-08-12 16:50 +0200
        Re: Secure Shell refuses to accept connections from anyone mick crane <mick.crane@gmail.com> - 2019-08-12 22:00 +0200
    Re: Secure Shell refuses to accept connections from anyone Keith Steensma <keith@airways-consulting.com> - 2019-08-12 16:40 +0200
  Re: Secure Shell refuses to accept connections from anyone mick crane <mick.crane@gmail.com> - 2019-08-12 16:40 +0200
  Re: Secure Shell refuses to accept connections from anyone Bruce Halco <bruce@halcomp.com> - 2019-08-12 16:50 +0200
  Re: Secure Shell refuses to accept connections from anyone Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2019-08-12 21:10 +0200
  Re: Secure Shell refuses to accept connections from anyone elvis <elvis@dogonfire.com> - 2019-08-12 23:10 +0200
    Re: Secure Shell refuses to accept connections from anyone <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2019-08-13 15:30 +0200
      Re: Secure Shell refuses to accept connections from anyone Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2019-08-13 17:40 +0200
        Re: Secure Shell refuses to accept connections from anyone Michael Howard <mike@dewberryfields.co.uk> - 2019-08-13 18:50 +0200
          Re: Secure Shell refuses to accept connections from anyone Keith Steensma <keith@airways-consulting.com> - 2019-08-13 19:50 +0200
            Re: Secure Shell refuses to accept connections from anyone john doe <johndoe65534@mail.com> - 2019-08-13 20:10 +0200
            Re: Secure Shell refuses to accept connections from anyone Michael Howard <mike@dewberryfields.co.uk> - 2019-08-13 20:20 +0200
              Re: Secure Shell refuses to accept connections from anyone Keith Steensma <keith@airways-consulting.com> - 2019-08-14 00:30 +0200
                Re: Secure Shell refuses to accept connections from anyone Keith Steensma <keith@airways-consulting.com> - 2019-08-14 04:20 +0200
                Re: Secure Shell refuses to accept connections from anyone Bruce Halco <bruce@halcomp.com> - 2019-08-14 12:30 +0200
                Re: Secure Shell refuses to accept connections from anyone Michael Howard <mike@dewberryfields.co.uk> - 2019-08-14 13:40 +0200
              Re: Secure Shell refuses to accept connections from anyone Keith Steensma <keith@airways-consulting.com> - 2019-08-14 00:30 +0200
    Re: Secure Shell refuses to accept connections from anyone Keith Steensma <keith@airways-consulting.com> - 2019-08-13 15:30 +0200

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