> Oct 28 23:20:59 lzupm sshd[1138]: log: Connection from 
> 192.168.1.3 port 1022
> Oct 28 23:20:59 lzupm PAM_pwdb[1138]: authentication failure; 
> (uid=0) -> 
> test1 f
> or ssh service
> Oct 28 23:21:00 lzupm sshd[1138]: fatal: Connection closed by 
> remote host.
> 
> BTW, why the authentication failure at "PAM" there ?

I means you typed the wrong username and/or password.
PAM is the Pluggable Authentication Module, and is
(I assume) what SSH is calling to authenticate the
login.  The same is true when using Telnet or FTP.


~Patrick

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