RE: SSH/Putty password problem

["Michael Sims" <michaels@crye-leike.com>]

vizi0n (debian-user) wrote:
> Michael Sims wrote:
>> I'm using PuTTY 0.53b from a Windows 2000 machine to SSH to a Debian
>> Sarge server running OpenSSH 3.8.1p1-8.  The problem I am having is
>> that I am only given one chance to enter my password correctly.  If
>> I mistype it on the first attempt, I am prompted a second time, but
>> the second attempt will fail regardless of whether I supply the
>> right password or not.
>
> first of all, i would try using the 0.55 version of putty, that might
> solve your problem

Thanks, I suppose I should have upgraded before posting.  I just tried 0.55 and it's
actually even worse...it closes the connection immediately after just one failed
attempt. :(