ssh connection forces password change, then closes connection

loadedmind · 02-16-2011, 12:26 PM

This is probably one of those uber-easy solutions, but I just can't figure out why this happens the way it does currently. On my linux machine, I've enforced a password expiry policy every 45 days. So, today when I tried to ssh to the host, I get the typical "WARNING: Your password has expired". Fine, no big deal. But when I enter my new password and confirm, instead of giving me a login prompt, it tells me passwd all auth tokens updated successfully, then next line, "Connection to <host> closed". I can re-ssh back into that host and all is well from here, but it's a nuisance having to go through the extra step. Is this something in the /etc/ssh/sshd_config somewhere or perhaps a PAM config issue?

EDDY1 · 02-16-2011, 01:02 PM

Most likely making the changes and the changes are probably not being set until reboot.

anomie · 02-16-2011, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by loadedmind

But when I enter my new password and confirm, instead of giving me a login prompt, it tells me passwd all auth tokens updated successfully, then next line, "Connection to <host> closed". I can re-ssh back into that host and all is well from here, but it's a nuisance having to go through the extra step. Is this something in the /etc/ssh/sshd_config somewhere or perhaps a PAM config issue?

What OS / version?

On RHEL-family distros, you should check /var/log/secure for clues.