Re: [TCLUG:15482] OpenSSH

[Nate Carlson <natecars@real-time.com>]

On Mon, 3 Apr 2000, Adam Maloney wrote:

> So I'm standardizing all of our servers and workstations to OpenSSH.  I
> have 2 questions.
> 
> First, when I install openssh I have to run ssh-keygen to create the
> server keys.  It asks me for a passphrase.  What is this passphrase used
> for?  It apparently happens after the key is generated.  Does it matter
> if I enter one or not?  It says I can just leave it blank, and if I do
> it doesn't complain.
> 
> Also, I've installed it on about 10 machines so far and it's worked
> flawlessly.  No problems with any of them.  Now I'm installing it on one
> more server, similar configuration to the others (Slack-7) and there are
> no problems during compile, but when I ssh in after doing keygen and
> running sshd, it says "Permission denied, please try again".  I tried it
> with many different accounts, I know it's not an incorrect password
> problem.  When I look at the message logs it says Failed password for
> <user> from <ip>
> 
> 
> I have no idea how to trace the problem back.  Anyone seen this?
> 

Could it be a md5/shadow/other problem? Are the passwords NIS by any
chance?

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