[Discuss] ssh issue

[dan moylan]

kent borg wrote:

> On 6/20/24 12:44, dan moylan wrote:
> > puzzled, i blanked out .ssh/known_hosts on cmp2 and tried:
> >
> > ssh moylan at cmp1
> >
> > asked if i really wanted to connect, i said yes, and then
> > was asked for moylan's password. an incorrect password
> > prompted a second request followed by a correct password.
> > the window then locked up.
> >
> > any suggestions as to what i should do?
>
> I would try for simpler experiments, such as:
>
> >  - "tail -f /var/log/auth.log" (or equivalent as appropriate because logging
> > isn't supposed to be simple anymore) and watch what goes by

looked for auth.log with find and didn't find it anywhere.

>  - "ssh localhost"

ssh localhost seemed to work just fine and exited appropriately

>  - if "ssh moylan at cmp1" is an exact string, there might be name confusions,
> try to  ssh by raw IP number from one to the other

i tried ssh moylan at 192.168.50.128 and got the same result

> Smells to me like there is a "mistaken identity" bug someplace here and you
> aren't talking what you think you are talking to.

what could have changed since this morning?

still confused,
& frustrated,
ole dan

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