Can you log in with another user? The root login may be disabled by security reasons.
2017-12-01 13:01 GMT-02:00 Szabolcs Nagy <n...@port70.net>: > * Hugo Genesse <hugo.gene...@polymtl.ca> [2017-12-01 04:51:08 +0000]: > > I've been trying to use dropbear (compiled myself statically with > > ./configure; make STATIC=1) on a Alpine Linux Docker container (Linux > > 4.13.12-1-ARCH) with the latest Alpine Docker image (3.6 if I'm not > > mistaken). I run dropbear like this: "./dropbear -R" and can't login with > > proper credentials. With the "-E" switch I get the following: > > > > /root/dropbear -R -E > > [59] Dec 01 04:31:32 Running in background > > [60] Dec 01 04:31:36 Child connection from <IP> > > [60] Dec 01 04:31:36 Login attempt for nonexistent user from <IP> > > > > i think you can use -vvv to see more detailed debug messages > -- “If you're going to try, go all the way. Otherwise, don't even start. ..." Charles Bukowski