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@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@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@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 j. daniel moylan 84 harvard ave brookline, ma 02446-6202 617-777-0207 (cel) j...@moylan.us www.moylan.us [BLM] _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@driftwood.blu.org https://driftwood.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
