On Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:40:16 +1100 Alex Samad <a...@samad.com.au> wrote:
> this is ssh complaining about incorrect password being supplied, I > presume you do not allow password authentication for root ! > > This is some script kiddie or mutant pc try brute attack against > your sshd server, try fail2ban I used to blacklist all those in my firewall. Then I installed fail2ban. I don't have to spend the time with the firewall and the breakin attempts have dropped dramatically, to the point where I seldom see one any more. My advice is to install fail2ban. -- Raquel http://www.byraquel.com ============================================================ Free speech without responsibility is not liberty; it is licence. The freedom to swing one's arm ends where it makes contact with one's neighbour's nose. --Canadian Broadcast Standards Council -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
