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hi

I cannot connect via ssh to a linux server (powerpc) and getting this message:

Code:

# tail -f /var/log/messages

Dec 28 03:10:43 sshd[9289]: error: openpty: No such file or directory

Dec 28 03:10:43 sshd[9289]: error: session_pty_req: session 0 alloc failed

Dec 28 03:11:27 sshd[9329]: error: openpty: No such file or directory

Dec 28 03:11:27 sshd[9329]: error: session_pty_req: session 0 alloc failed

/etc/ssh/sshd_config from this server:

Code:

#        $OpenBSD: sshd_config,v 1.80 2008/07/02 02:24:18 djm Exp $



# This is the sshd server system-wide configuration file.  See

# sshd_config(5) for more information.



# This sshd was compiled with PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin



# The strategy used for options in the default sshd_config shipped with

# OpenSSH is to specify options with their default value where

# possible, but leave them commented.  Uncommented options change a

# default value.



#Port 22

#AddressFamily any

#ListenAddress 0.0.0.0

#ListenAddress ::



# Disable legacy (protocol version 1) support in the server for new

# installations. In future the default will change to require explicit

# activation of protocol 1

Protocol 2



# HostKey for protocol version 1

#HostKey /etc/ssh/ssh_host_key

# HostKeys for protocol version 2

#HostKey /etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key

#HostKey /etc/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key



# Lifetime and size of ephemeral version 1 server key

#KeyRegenerationInterval 1h

#ServerKeyBits 1024



# Logging

# obsoletes QuietMode and FascistLogging

#SyslogFacility AUTH

#LogLevel INFO



# Authentication:



#LoginGraceTime 2m

#PermitRootLogin yes

#StrictModes yes

#MaxAuthTries 6

#MaxSessions 10



#RSAAuthentication yes

#PubkeyAuthentication yes

#AuthorizedKeysFile        .ssh/authorized_keys



#now ssh is only used by rsync ==> auth by passwd file of rsync server

#AuthPassFile /etc/rsyncd.secrets



# For this to work you will also need host keys in /etc/ssh/ssh_known_hosts

#RhostsRSAAuthentication no

# similar for protocol version 2

#HostbasedAuthentication no

# Change to yes if you don't trust ~/.ssh/known_hosts for

# RhostsRSAAuthentication and HostbasedAuthentication

#IgnoreUserKnownHosts no

# Don't read the user's ~/.rhosts and ~/.shosts files

#IgnoreRhosts yes



# To disable tunneled clear text passwords, change to no here!

#PasswordAuthentication yes

#PermitEmptyPasswords no



# Change to no to disable s/key passwords

#ChallengeResponseAuthentication yes



# Kerberos options

#KerberosAuthentication no

#KerberosOrLocalPasswd yes

#KerberosTicketCleanup yes

#KerberosGetAFSToken no



# GSSAPI options

#GSSAPIAuthentication no

#GSSAPICleanupCredentials yes



# Set this to 'yes' to enable PAM authentication, account processing, 

# and session processing. If this is enabled, PAM authentication will 

# be allowed through the ChallengeResponseAuthentication and

# PasswordAuthentication.  Depending on your PAM configuration,

# PAM authentication via ChallengeResponseAuthentication may bypass

# the setting of "PermitRootLogin without-password".

# If you just want the PAM account and session checks to run without

# PAM authentication, then enable this but set PasswordAuthentication

# and ChallengeResponseAuthentication to 'no'.

#UsePAM no



#AllowAgentForwarding yes

#AllowTcpForwarding yes

#GatewayPorts no

#X11Forwarding no

#X11DisplayOffset 10

#X11UseLocalhost yes

#PrintMotd yes

#PrintLastLog yes

#TCPKeepAlive yes

#UseLogin no

#UsePrivilegeSeparation yes

#PermitUserEnvironment no

#Compression delayed

#ClientAliveInterval 0

#ClientAliveCountMax 3

#UseDNS yes

#PidFile /var/run/sshd.pid

#MaxStartups 10

#PermitTunnel no

#ChrootDirectory none



#DenyUsers admin



# no default banner path

#Banner none



# override default of no subsystems

Subsystem        sftp        /usr/libexec/sftp-server



# Example of overriding settings on a per-user basis

#Match User anoncvs

#        X11Forwarding no

#        AllowTcpForwarding no

#        ForceCommand cvs server