ssh problem

osiris9510 · 12-08-2005, 11:27 AM

hey all
I recently installed SUSE 9 enterprise server...
I can ssh locally, that is, ssh into the server from the server, but I can't ssh into the server from another machine. I get "Access Denied" when logging in as root OR logging in as a regular user. The correct passwords are being supplied.

hosts.allow = ALL : ALLOW
hosts.deny = removed this file.

Insecure I know but these are on private IP addresses with no internet connection. Its for learning purposes.

Any ideas?

MensaWater · 12-08-2005, 12:44 PM

1) Verify the home directory of the user (root or whoever) is writable ONLY by the user. If writable by any other user (i.e has write permissions for group or other) ssh considers it insecure and will fail.

2) Verify the .ssh directory under the user's home directory is writable only by the user for same reason as above.

3) Make sure the user does have a password (i.e. you didn't set it blank to prevent password prompt). Again ssh considers that insecure and won't let you login.