Package: openssh-server Version: 1:8.2p1-4 Severity: important I had setup rsync backup without passord that was perfectly working. Suddently it was stuck by asking remote passwd for each rsync command. ssh passwordless for root user was indeed borken.
Even regenerating the key in case of lengh and algorythm change did not fix the problem. Did something change in the config? It started April 2. -- System Information: Debian Release: bullseye/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 5.4.30 (SMP w/8 CPU cores; PREEMPT) Kernel taint flags: TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE, TAINT_OOT_MODULE Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE= (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system) Versions of packages openssh-server depends on: ii adduser 3.118 ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.73 ii dpkg 1.20.0 ii libaudit1 1:2.8.5-3 ii libc6 2.31-0experimental0 ii libcom-err2 1.46~WIP.2019.10.03-1 ii libcrypt1 1:4.4.15-1 ii libgssapi-krb5-2 1.17-7 ii libkrb5-3 1.17-7 ii libpam-modules 1.3.1-5 ii libpam-runtime 1.3.1-5 ii libpam0g 1.3.1-5 ii libselinux1 3.0-1+b2 ii libssl1.1 1.1.1f-1 ii libsystemd0 245.4-1 ii libwrap0 7.6.q-30 ii lsb-base 11.1.0 ii openssh-client 1:8.2p1-4 ii openssh-sftp-server 1:8.2p1-4 ii procps 2:3.3.16-4 ii runit-helper 2.8.15 ii ucf 3.0038+nmu1 ii zlib1g 1:1.2.11.dfsg-2 Versions of packages openssh-server recommends: ii libpam-systemd [logind] 245.4-1 ii ncurses-term 6.2-1 ii xauth 1:1.0.10-1 Versions of packages openssh-server suggests: ii ksshaskpass [ssh-askpass] 4:5.17.5-2 pn molly-guard <none> pn monkeysphere <none> pn ufw <none> -- debconf information: openssh-server/password-authentication: true * ssh/use_old_init_script: true * openssh-server/permit-root-login: false ssh/encrypted_host_key_but_no_keygen: ssh/vulnerable_host_keys: ssh/disable_cr_auth: false