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Re: Can't ssh in as a normal user anymore



>>>>> "Deirdre" == Deirdre Saoirse Moen <deirdre@deirdre.net> writes:

    Deirdre> I rebooted my system today (probably after a few too many things were
    Deirdre> changed) and all of a sudden I can't ssh in as a normal user.

    Deirdre> I've got a fairly minimal system, but it seems a strange thing to break
    Deirdre> upon reboot. All I can figure is that some package is in some peculiar
    Deirdre> state (I *was* tracking "testing" for a time).

    Deirdre> Any ideas where to look?

Which ssh versions do you run?

Do you have IPv6 in your kernel(s)?  If yes... hack the sshd init
scripts and add a "-- -4" to the start-stop-daemon invocation that
start sshd.

For me that solved it.  (There's a report in the BTS that helped me
find this).

Bye, J

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