Re: Secure Shell refuses to accept connections from anyone
On 8/12/2019 4:42 PM, Keith Steensma wrote:
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>
> On 8/12/2019 9:18 AM, john doe wrote:
>> On 8/12/2019 3:23 PM, Keith Steensma wrote:
>>> I've installed both Version 9.9 (OldStable) and 'Buster' (Stable) and
>>> found that both version seem to have the same problem. It's like I'm
>>> doing something wrong. But these are fresh installs - no modification.
>>>
>>> With Secure Shell server installed and running on port 22 (or any other
>>> port of your choice) and iptable Chain Input and Output Policy Accept
>>> All. When I try to connect from a Windows machine using 'putty'
>>> (without letting 'putty' fill in any user name) and fill in a regular
>>> user's login name, Secure Shell refuses to allow that connection and
>>> replies back "Access denied' and asks for the password again and again,
>>> and again. Never allowing the connection.
>>>
>>> The same thing happens if I fill in 'root' as the login even though a
>>> 'root' login is not permitted in the default 'sshd_config'
>>> configuration. Even when I change the configuration to allow for 'root'
>>> login, 'root' can never login.
>>>
>>> Has anyone run into this behavior before or know about a fix for this
>>> problem. I have formatted, installed, reinstalled and Googled so many
>>> times that I many be going crazy.
>>>
>> A username needs to be specified for putty to be able to connect to the
>> SSH server.
>> So after a fresh install of Debian in putty try to enter the username
>> and the password of the non-root user you have created at install time.
>>
>>
>> For the time being clear any rules in iptables and try to install
>> Debian with SSH pkg and see how it goes from there.
>>
>>
>> I have no problem accessing my servers on Stretch or Buster after an
>> upgrade from Stretch to Buster or after an fresh install of both
>> releases.
>>
>> --
>> John Doe
>>
> I've done that more than a few times. Even to the point of thinking it
> was the hardware
> (which it is not). I had been using the net install version and
> considered that it was tainted,
No problem here with 'netinst.iso' file, did you checksummed and
verified the iso file before using it?
> so I download a full dvd version but it is the same way. I've used
> Debian for over 10 years
> and never been faced with something like this.
>
> BTW. Where in putty do you put the user's password? I've never seen
> that slot. I know where
> the user's key goes, but not the user's password.
>
For me, after entering the server hostname/ip and port I click on open
then I get prompted to enter the username and then the password.
--
John Doe
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