Re: [tlug] Trouble adding new user

[Vitalie Ciubotaru <vitalie@ciubotaru.tokyo>]

This is most likely because of the overly restrictive settings in '/etc/ssh/sshd_config'. Keys like 'AllowUsers', 'AllowGroups', 'PasswordAuthentication' might be of help. Other than that, '/var/log/auth.log' might contain some clues.

Hope this helps,

Vitalie Ciubotaru

2019/09/09 午後8:30 Charles Muller <acmuller@example.com>:
>
> Today, for the first time in a couple of years, I was adding a new user
> to my Linode server doing the usual
>
> # useradd newguy
>
> # passwd newguy
>
> (added the password)
>
> But when he does
>
> ssh newguy@linode
>
> he gets a password prompt and he types in the password, he gets
> "Permission denied."
>
> I've removed and installed the user a couple of times, tried with other
> usernames and passwords, nothing works. My own login works fine. His
> username is listed in /etc/passwd
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Chuck