On Mon, 15 Jan 2001, Rebecca Ore wrote:

# Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 00:34:12 -0500
# From: Rebecca Ore <rebecca@ogoense.net>
# To: Greywolf <greywolf@starwolf.com>
# Cc: port-sparc@netbsd.org
# Subject: Re: ssh questions
# 
# On Sun, 14 Jan 2001, Greywolf wrote:
# 
# > On Sun, 14 Jan 2001, Rebecca Ore wrote:
# > 
# > # Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2001 21:02:24 -0500
# > # From: Rebecca Ore <rebecca@ogoense.net>
# > # To: port-sparc@netbsd.org
# > # Subject: ssh questions
# > # 
# > # I can use ssh to log into my other machine and I can log from my other
# > # machine to root, but can't log to my user account.
# > # 
# > # I get the following error messages when I try with the -v switch.
# > # 
# > # ebug: ssh_client_wrap: creating transport protocol
# > # debug: ssh_client_wrap: creating userauth protocol
# > # debug: Remote version: SSH-1.99-OpenSSH_2.2.0
# > # NetBSD_Secure_Shell-20001003
# > # debug: Host key found from the database.
# > # debug: Unable to open /home/rebecca/.ssh2/identification
# > # rebecca's password: 
# > # debug: Unable to open /home/rebecca/.ssh2/identification
# > # rebecca's password: 
# > 
# > You need to create a .ssh2/identification file with the contents
# > IdKey	id_dsa_1024_a
# > 
# > And probably a .ssh/authorization file with the contents
# > Key	id_dsa_1024_a.pub
# > 
# > It looks as though the remote machine will not allow "password" as one
# > of its authentications.  I recently ran into this problem at work.
# 
# The thing is that while I can ssh from pyrophore to paradoxa as root,
# the root window gets this message _before_ I try a password:
# 
# paradoxa# Jan 15 00:27:33 paradoxa sshd[21867]: Denied connection for
# rebecca from ogoense.net [207.8.130.194] port 3056. 
# Jan 15 00:27:33 paradoxa sshd[21867]: auth_set_user: illegal user
# rebecca
# 
# I'm consoled in as rebecca -- would that cause any problems?

It shouldn't do.  Is your shell not in /etc/shells, perchance?

# Rebecca Ore

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