Path: csiph.com!weretis.net!feeder7.news.weretis.net!news.mixmin.net!aioe.org!bofh.it!news.nic.it!robomod From: Bruce Halco Newsgroups: linux.debian.user Subject: Re: Secure Shell refuses to accept connections from anyone Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 16:50:02 +0200 Message-ID: References: X-Mailbox-Line: From debian-user-request@lists.debian.org Mon Aug 12 14:42:10 2019 Old-Return-Path: X-Amavis-Spam-Status: No, score=-2 tagged_above=-10000 required=5.3 tests=[BAYES_00=-2, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001] autolearn=no autolearn_force=no X-Policyd-Weight: NOT_IN_SBL_XBL_SPAMHAUS=-1.5 CL_IP_EQ_HELO_IP=-2 (check from: .halcomp. - helo: .mout.perfora. - helo-domain: .perfora.) FROM/MX_MATCHES_NOT_HELO(DOMAIN)=0; rate: -3.5 X-Greylist: delayed 340 seconds by postgrey-1.36 at bendel; Mon, 12 Aug 2019 14:26:03 UTC User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:60.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/60.8.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Language: en-US X-Provags-ID: V03:K1:1F5srUbnI3WEkaxBefjRhX8N4L5bfyqSaVelkYWtosY/r2fouvK PU8uxPZIngXK8ZXagz6+fBgfbcy8ZFSW3bwvDOUnguguLsJQBk/A+dAwE6dDqZutIyhQoGV chdIcKfvb9YcwauAHKcltrMXxPgam2T7ZM/C1vA4seofcVpUo2JRW0HBuOR3Jz1i/hJSh5E Ddo00F0IUyNO42M/Iaqaw== X-Ui-Out-Filterresults: notjunk:1;V03:K0:nGCJt9YyRRo=:/Uaj6c0zhY5OdkBZfjZlAM KDSsMOrbgGew1xijltnilz5/2Xb47UZ6+UphdKky1OqzREujCAvMTOnTxaJd4gpFLr9zRFCl4 sK+xSyilXKj4t0V0hus2/JcQJKHFYprr2h8toFqj9IMRSPyvQCdDCSlarzJHgCG9atse5z/kf XFVYqdiogMsbFVTAl20w+CowlrENJKNpWMLVR4tg7Ql66HtDP/cP06irIt4dX0KXsVx/1hkfC 9V9q+WC4lOF2ttLAKsGjHACLeG/6LlWrQPiYMciESIEVVoUtTubyuNlQL6gXT09q7jWwQH5UI NQ6RqkRJl7IA8s+HsNtCHxn8RqWtqWtJaaiVO+fEVuOVXz5DI/4IfzR7BKG6pYTPghPXSu5Hy oH7bHXvcolTRtMEDLwbZkt2bMvGRvi8uumJEG9/UgCTzC8EDhl3NjlvjraDAcN63EDV1qT4tq rcFnqdYUTwbSyuwBqBmuKwI10O5uBZly979bn+00TCSMe+I1krvET5lL46RxA6Iup8dA1qTtr +D8LHZ5rI8Fu1B84GGWH2tGNtRJ8qgxhXH5+DBVRUnO7LkNak2VdUN3khWu/ATO2m+ScBXqvE vq4wYrnItnUWxjUUCrKd7hrMbqxFyYUsJg/wFB3cciS/eqzCShUoZzwEiq2iqfTUOg8MMMXwJ UMGClW3xPgKBnyU13HVHzfTmufLeJ9bgcoTKGzNxRvOZ6v3OcWqZKKujHWTS3ANdP3nuIJBTW JBBtqdlvf3VcHAavfrgK53+A88rjifA84aU83ziEDiFAHLuadnuKJ3fyzsY= X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/752793 List-ID: List-URL: List-Archive: https://lists.debian.org/msgid-search/c42d9286-56c8-f173-36db-75bd6c41c63c@halcomp.com Approved: robomod@news.nic.it Lines: 28 Organization: linux.* mail to news gateway Sender: robomod@news.nic.it X-Original-Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 10:20:18 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-References: <6e8f2de2-59b7-3d41-4705-deff7c9134d9@airways-consulting.com> Xref: csiph.com linux.debian.user:212696 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 >