I'm using a windows client, putty where I didn't find that kind of option, here is the output of "ssh -v" from linux test machine:
OpenSSH_2.9.9p2, SSH protocols 1.5/2.0, OpenSSL 0x0090601f debug1: Reading configuration data /etc/ssh/ssh_config debug1: Applying options for * debug1: Seeding random number generator debug1: Rhosts Authentication disabled, originating port will not be trusted. debug1: restore_uid debug1: ssh_connect: getuid 500 geteuid 500 anon 1 debug1: Connecting to sshd.somewhere.com [sshd.somewhere.com] port 22. debug1: temporarily_use_uid: 500/100 (e=500) debug1: restore_uid debug1: temporarily_use_uid: 500/100 (e=500) debug1: restore_uid debug1: Connection established. debug1: identity file /home/user_test/.ssh/identity type -1 debug1: identity file /home/user_test/.ssh/id_rsa type -1 debug1: identity file /home/user_test/.ssh/id_dsa type -1 debug1: Remote protocol version 1.99, remote software version OpenSSH_3.4p1 FreeBSD-20020702 debug1: match: OpenSSH_3.4p1 FreeBSD-20020702 pat ^OpenSSH debug1: Local version string SSH-1.5-OpenSSH_2.9.9p2 debug1: Waiting for server public key. debug1: Received server public key (768 bits) and host key (1024 bits). debug1: Host 'sshd.somewhere.com' is known and matches the RSA1 host key. debug1: Found key in /home/user_test/.ssh/known_hosts:2 debug1: Encryption type: 3des debug1: Sent encrypted session key. debug1: Installing crc compensation attack detector. debug1: Received encrypted confirmation. debug1: Doing challenge reponse authentication. Password: Response: Does that help? > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Daniel Bye > Sent: Friday, December 27, 2002 17:44 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: sshd and passwordauthentication > > > On Fri, Dec 27, 2002 at 04:02:52PM +0100, Didier Wiroth wrote: > > These are the only activated options: > > Protocol 2,1 > > ListenAddress x.y.z.x > > LoginGraceTime 40 > > PermitRootLogin no > > PasswordAuthentication no > > PermitEmptyPasswords no > > Subsystem sftp /usr/libexec/sftp-server > > > > All other options are commented with a '#'! > > Any clues? > > There is no warning in /var/log/messages! > > Hmmm... This looks OK to me. What output do you get if you log in to > the box using `ssh -v my.host'? It should print details of protocol > negotiation, authentication steps, etc. > > Dan > > -- > Daniel Bye > > PGP Key: ftp://ftp.slightlystrange.org/pgpkey/dan.asc > PGP Key fingerprint: 3D73 AF47 D448 C5CA 88B4 0DCF 849C 1C33 3C48 2CDC > _ > ASCII ribbon > campaign ( ) > - against HTML, vCards and X > - proprietary attachments in > e-mail / \ > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message