Re: sshd password login problem

[Tim Hurman <kano-tlug@example.com>]

One thing I found out the hard way, MD5 passwords arent the default, you
need to specify them, Else it uses the old crypt() function.
(most modern UN*X use MD5 hashes)

I think teh option is
--enable-md5
or suchlike

Tim

On Thu, 6 Sep 2001, A.Sajjad Zaidi wrote:

> Got it.
>
> PAM isnt enabled by default and I didnt do '--with-pam' while compiling. Im
> pretty sure the older versions had it on by default.
>
> asz
>
>
> "A.Sajjad Zaidi" wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > Upgraded a dozen or so boxen to openssh 2.9p2 and realised that I cant
> > login via passwords. Ouch.
> >
> > I tested each box after upgrading and it worked fine through key
> > authentication, but didnt realise passwords were not working. The config
> > file has the same settings, except its in /etc instead of /usr/local.
> >
> > If i replace the startup script with the old one and restart, the old
> > ssh starts up fine and everything works.
> >
> > What has changed in this version? Did it break for anyone else?
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > asz
> >
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