Re: ssh problems

[Andrew Schulman <andrex@alumni.utexas.net>]

> ! Using username "rich". 
> . Session password prompt (rich@123.128.195.147's password: ) 
> . Using stored password. 
> . Sent password 
> ! Access denied 
> . Access denied 

Maybe a problem in /etc/hosts.allow or /etc/hosts.deny?  Or something 
PAM related (which I know nothing about and pity you if you have to find 
it)?

You posted the client log, but what about the server log?  Crank up the 
LogLevel in /etc/ssh/sshd_config, restart sshd, try to connect again, 
and then look in /var/log/auth.log.  Dollars to donuts you'll find the 
answer there.