[Info-vax] stumped by SSH

[Neil Rieck]

On Saturday, February 6, 2016 at 5:44:27 AM UTC-5, Phillip Helbig (undress to reply) wrote:
> I've set up a new account, as far as I can tell almost a clone of 
> another account.
> 
> Locally, logging in via TELNET or SET HOST/LAT work fine on both
> accounts.  With the new account, SSH repeats the password: prompt after
> entering the password.  After three tries, I get "warning:
> Authentication failed."  The password is correct, since otherwise the 
> other protocols wouldn't let me log in.
> 
> Remotely, everything works fine with the old account.  With the new one, 
> telnet works, but ssh gives "Permission denied, please try again."
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> Both accounts are captive accounts.
> 
> WRITE SYS$OUTPUT in LGICMD and SYS$SYLOGIN show that it is not even 
> getting this far.


This SSH technology is purposely complicated -AND- is meant to bypass SYSUAF password authentication "if you so desire". I have several examples (for all three stacks) posted here but do not recall ever setting the captive bit.

http://www3.sympatico.ca/n.rieck/docs/openvms_notes_ssh2.html

Caveat: be very careful when setting up config files (both client and server) because SSH is case sensitive.

Neil Rieck
Waterloo,Ontario, Canada.