brownh <bro...@historicalmaterialism.info> wrote: >Sorry for a FAQ, but I searched around without sucess. I'm runing >debian a local LAN and can ssh between the hosts without a >problem. However, I intend to use one host remotely (a laptop that I >want to use to access my home machine). I do not have password >encryption set up. My LAN is three machines connected to a common hub >using the same domain name. > >I ssh successfully between local hosts on my LAN in this fashion: > > $ ssh -X acco...@localhostname > >To prepare for taking my laptop into the field, I try this to access >my home machine (server): > > # ssh -X acco...@domainname > >In the server's /var/log/auth.log I get: > > Sep 10 13:04:37 engels sshd[27266]: Failed none for invalid user > brownh from 192.168.1.4 port 33279 ssh2 > >Here the password is "none", which suggests to me that is is not >getting the password, although it is typed in at the Password: >prompt. Then the user brownh (my account on the client host which is >initiating the ssh connection) is not valid, although the its IP >address is right. > >Haines Brown
Could you post the file /etc/ssh/sshd_config from the server and the files /etc/ssh/ssh_config and ~/.config from the client? You could also try running ssh with -vv which usually outputs more information. Best regards, Claudius Hubig -- I need to discuss BUY-BACK PROVISIONS with at least six studio SLEAZEBALLS!! http://chubig.net/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/i6e67o$pv...@dough.gmane.org
