Hi. I know.. list is really only for fedora! But I was hoping I might find someone who could point me in a direction to figure out what's going on. This is a digitalocean/ubuntu issue for setting up/testing SSH access. Since this is a test, I'm more than willing to grant root access to figure this out. I've created snapshots to recreate the droplet/instance. thanks ====== I have a test digitalocean droplet. It was setup for ssh access. It more or less works. I have a few test users that I can ssh into with no issue. I also created a test user with no ssh key, to test ssh with password. ssh testu@1.2.3.4 generates the "password" prompt to login, as expected. I've tested this with a copy of "centos", as well as another ubuntu 20.04 system. Both tests seem to work as expected. I decided to do a copy of the initial DO droplet -- 161.35.5.174 and to create another copy of this with the same dir/files/processes. steps: turn off "161.35.5.174" Create a "snapshot" of the "161.35.5.174" Use the "snapshot" to create another droplet with a diff IP. "161.35.5.x" turn on 161.35.5.174 and use 161.35.5.x so I now should have 2 valid droplets, with SSH access... Now, at this point, I thought/assumed/hoped the user could simply access the new droplet via SSH the same as the initial droplet. I was sadly mistaken! Or I have a subtle/massive user err. my test users root sroot crawl_user *testu Each of these have ssh keys/dirs on/in the droplets (except fo testu, which is a simple user acct) When I'm on the test centos, and I ssh into the 161.35.5.174, everything works.. ssh -v sroot@161.35.5.174 works as expected... So, it appears the "161.35.5.174" initial droplet works as expected, which implies the "ssh" server/daemon is working, and that the /etc/ssh/sshd_config is configured/set The idea is to allow for "root" access -- for the test My goal for the overall test, is to allow ssh access into the 161.35.5.174 droplet via sshKey, as well as password. and to do the same for the copied/created droplet ******* THIS ISN'T WORKING!!!!!!! when I'm on the centos and I test ssh -vvv sroot@165.227.198.59 to allow sshKey, as well as "password" access via ssh the results are: sroot@ubuntu-s-1vcpu-2gb-nyc1-01:~$ ssh -vvv testu@165.227.198.59 OpenSSH_9.3p1 Ubuntu-1ubuntu3, OpenSSL 3.0.10 1 Aug 2023 debug1: Reading configuration data /etc/ssh/ssh_config debug1: /etc/ssh/ssh_config line 19: include /etc/ssh/ssh_config.d/*.conf matched no files debug1: /etc/ssh/ssh_config line 21: Applying options for * debug2: resolve_canonicalize: hostname 165.227.198.59 is address debug3: expanded UserKnownHostsFile '~/.ssh/known_hosts' -> '/home/sroot/.ssh/known_hosts' debug3: expanded UserKnownHostsFile '~/.ssh/known_hosts2' -> '/home/sroot/.ssh/known_hosts2' debug3: ssh_connect_direct: entering debug1: Connecting to 165.227.198.59 [165.227.198.59] port 22. debug3: set_sock_tos: set socket 3 IP_TOS 0x10 debug1: Connection established. debug1: identity file /home/sroot/.ssh/id_rsa type -1 debug1: identity file /home/sroot/.ssh/id_rsa-cert type -1 debug1: identity file /home/sroot/.ssh/id_ecdsa type -1 debug1: identity file /home/sroot/.ssh/id_ecdsa-cert type -1 debug1: identity file /home/sroot/.ssh/id_ecdsa_sk type -1 debug1: identity file /home/sroot/.ssh/id_ecdsa_sk-cert type -1 debug1: identity file /home/sroot/.ssh/id_ed25519 type -1 debug1: identity file /home/sroot/.ssh/id_ed25519-cert type -1 debug1: identity file /home/sroot/.ssh/id_ed25519_sk type -1 debug1: identity file /home/sroot/.ssh/id_ed25519_sk-cert type -1 debug1: identity file /home/sroot/.ssh/id_xmss type -1 debug1: identity file /home/sroot/.ssh/id_xmss-cert type -1 debug1: identity file /home/sroot/.ssh/id_dsa type -1 debug1: identity file /home/sroot/.ssh/id_dsa-cert type -1 debug1: Local version string SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_9.3p1 Ubuntu-1ubuntu3 debug1: Remote protocol version 2.0, remote software version OpenSSH_9.3p1 Ubuntu-1ubuntu3 debug1: compat_banner: match: OpenSSH_9.3p1 Ubuntu-1ubuntu3 pat OpenSSH* compat 0x04000000 debug2: fd 3 setting O_NONBLOCK debug1: Authenticating to 165.227.198.59:22 as 'testu' debug3: record_hostkey: found key type ED25519 in file /home/sroot/.ssh/known_hosts:2 debug3: load_hostkeys_file: loaded 1 keys from 165.227.198.59 debug1: load_hostkeys: fopen /home/sroot/.ssh/known_hosts2: No such file or directory debug1: load_hostkeys: fopen /etc/ssh/ssh_known_hosts: No such file or directory debug1: load_hostkeys: fopen /etc/ssh/ssh_known_hosts2: No such file or directory debug3: order_hostkeyalgs: have matching best-preference key type ssh-ed25519-cert-v01@xxxxxxxxxxx, using HostkeyAlgorithms verbatim debug3: send packet: type 20 debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT sent debug3: receive packet: type 20 debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT received debug2: local client KEXINIT proposal debug2: KEX algorithms: sntrup761x25519-sha512@xxxxxxxxxxx,curve25519-sha256,curve25519-sha256@xxxxxxxxxx,ecdh-sha2-nistp256,ecdh-sha2-nistp384,ecdh-sha2-nistp521,diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha256,diffie-hellman-group16-sha512,diffie-hellman-group18-sha512,diffie-hellman-group14-sha256,ext-info-c debug2: host key algorithms: ssh-ed25519-cert-v01@xxxxxxxxxxx,ecdsa-sha2-nistp256-cert-v01@xxxxxxxxxxx,ecdsa-sha2-nistp384-cert-v01@xxxxxxxxxxx,ecdsa-sha2-nistp521-cert-v01@xxxxxxxxxxx,sk-ssh-ed25519-cert-v01@xxxxxxxxxxx,sk-ecdsa-sha2-nistp256-cert-v01@xxxxxxxxxxx,rsa-sha2-512-cert-v01@xxxxxxxxxxx,rsa-sha2-256-cert-v01@xxxxxxxxxxx,ssh-ed25519,ecdsa-sha2-nistp256,ecdsa-sha2-nistp384,ecdsa-sha2-nistp521,sk-ssh-ed25519@xxxxxxxxxxx,sk-ecdsa-sha2-nistp256@xxxxxxxxxxx,rsa-sha2-512,rsa-sha2-256 debug2: ciphers ctos: chacha20-poly1305@xxxxxxxxxxx,aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr,aes128-gcm@xxxxxxxxxxx,aes256-gcm@xxxxxxxxxxx debug2: ciphers stoc: chacha20-poly1305@xxxxxxxxxxx,aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr,aes128-gcm@xxxxxxxxxxx,aes256-gcm@xxxxxxxxxxx debug2: MACs ctos: umac-64-etm@xxxxxxxxxxx,umac-128-etm@xxxxxxxxxxx,hmac-sha2-256-etm@xxxxxxxxxxx,hmac-sha2-512-etm@xxxxxxxxxxx,hmac-sha1-etm@xxxxxxxxxxx,umac-64@xxxxxxxxxxx,umac-128@xxxxxxxxxxx,hmac-sha2-256,hmac-sha2-512,hmac-sha1 debug2: MACs stoc: umac-64-etm@xxxxxxxxxxx,umac-128-etm@xxxxxxxxxxx,hmac-sha2-256-etm@xxxxxxxxxxx,hmac-sha2-512-etm@xxxxxxxxxxx,hmac-sha1-etm@xxxxxxxxxxx,umac-64@xxxxxxxxxxx,umac-128@xxxxxxxxxxx,hmac-sha2-256,hmac-sha2-512,hmac-sha1 debug2: compression ctos: none,zlib@xxxxxxxxxxx,zlib debug2: compression stoc: none,zlib@xxxxxxxxxxx,zlib debug2: languages ctos: debug2: languages stoc: debug2: first_kex_follows 0 debug2: reserved 0 debug2: peer server KEXINIT proposal debug2: KEX algorithms: sntrup761x25519-sha512@xxxxxxxxxxx,curve25519-sha256,curve25519-sha256@xxxxxxxxxx,ecdh-sha2-nistp256,ecdh-sha2-nistp384,ecdh-sha2-nistp521,diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha256,diffie-hellman-group16-sha512,diffie-hellman-group18-sha512,diffie-hellman-group14-sha256 debug2: host key algorithms: rsa-sha2-512,rsa-sha2-256,ssh-rsa,ecdsa-sha2-nistp256,ssh-ed25519 debug2: ciphers ctos: chacha20-poly1305@xxxxxxxxxxx,aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr,aes128-gcm@xxxxxxxxxxx,aes256-gcm@xxxxxxxxxxx debug2: ciphers stoc: chacha20-poly1305@xxxxxxxxxxx,aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr,aes128-gcm@xxxxxxxxxxx,aes256-gcm@xxxxxxxxxxx debug2: MACs ctos: umac-64-etm@xxxxxxxxxxx,umac-128-etm@xxxxxxxxxxx,hmac-sha2-256-etm@xxxxxxxxxxx,hmac-sha2-512-etm@xxxxxxxxxxx,hmac-sha1-etm@xxxxxxxxxxx,umac-64@xxxxxxxxxxx,umac-128@xxxxxxxxxxx,hmac-sha2-256,hmac-sha2-512,hmac-sha1 debug2: MACs stoc: umac-64-etm@xxxxxxxxxxx,umac-128-etm@xxxxxxxxxxx,hmac-sha2-256-etm@xxxxxxxxxxx,hmac-sha2-512-etm@xxxxxxxxxxx,hmac-sha1-etm@xxxxxxxxxxx,umac-64@xxxxxxxxxxx,umac-128@xxxxxxxxxxx,hmac-sha2-256,hmac-sha2-512,hmac-sha1 debug2: compression ctos: none,zlib@xxxxxxxxxxx debug2: compression stoc: none,zlib@xxxxxxxxxxx debug2: languages ctos: debug2: languages stoc: debug2: first_kex_follows 0 debug2: reserved 0 debug1: kex: algorithm: sntrup761x25519-sha512@xxxxxxxxxxx debug1: kex: host key algorithm: ssh-ed25519 debug1: kex: server->client cipher: chacha20-poly1305@xxxxxxxxxxx MAC: <implicit> compression: none debug1: kex: client->server cipher: chacha20-poly1305@xxxxxxxxxxx MAC: <implicit> compression: none debug3: send packet: type 30 debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_KEX_ECDH_REPLY debug3: receive packet: type 31 debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEX_ECDH_REPLY received debug1: Server host key: ssh-ed25519 SHA256:FSbkPEpUcP9WKaF8Wqzdq1HoBy9UB5Lg3G2KdvJNIiM debug3: record_hostkey: found key type ED25519 in file /home/sroot/.ssh/known_hosts:2 debug3: load_hostkeys_file: loaded 1 keys from 165.227.198.59 debug1: load_hostkeys: fopen /home/sroot/.ssh/known_hosts2: No such file or directory debug1: load_hostkeys: fopen /etc/ssh/ssh_known_hosts: No such file or directory debug1: load_hostkeys: fopen /etc/ssh/ssh_known_hosts2: No such file or directory debug1: Host '165.227.198.59' is known and matches the ED25519 host key. debug1: Found key in /home/sroot/.ssh/known_hosts:2 debug3: send packet: type 21 debug2: ssh_set_newkeys: mode 1 debug1: rekey out after 134217728 blocks debug1: SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS sent debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS debug3: receive packet: type 21 debug1: SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS received debug2: ssh_set_newkeys: mode 0 debug1: rekey in after 134217728 blocks debug3: ssh_get_authentication_socket_path: path '/tmp/ssh-0pg5Dmeqog/agent.41138' debug2: get_agent_identities: ssh_agent_bind_hostkey: communication with agent failed debug1: get_agent_identities: ssh_fetch_identitylist: communication with agent failed debug1: Will attempt key: /home/sroot/.ssh/id_rsa debug1: Will attempt key: /home/sroot/.ssh/id_ecdsa debug1: Will attempt key: /home/sroot/.ssh/id_ecdsa_sk debug1: Will attempt key: /home/sroot/.ssh/id_ed25519 debug1: Will attempt key: /home/sroot/.ssh/id_ed25519_sk debug1: Will attempt key: /home/sroot/.ssh/id_xmss debug1: Will attempt key: /home/sroot/.ssh/id_dsa debug2: pubkey_prepare: done debug3: send packet: type 5 debug3: receive packet: type 7 debug1: SSH2_MSG_EXT_INFO received debug1: kex_input_ext_info: server-sig-algs=<ssh-ed25519,sk-ssh-ed25519@xxxxxxxxxxx,ecdsa-sha2-nistp256,ecdsa-sha2-nistp384,ecdsa-sha2-nistp521,sk-ecdsa-sha2-nistp256@xxxxxxxxxxx,webauthn-sk-ecdsa-sha2-nistp256@xxxxxxxxxxx,ssh-dss,ssh-rsa,rsa-sha2-256,rsa-sha2-512> debug1: kex_input_ext_info: publickey-hostbound@xxxxxxxxxxx=<0> debug3: receive packet: type 6 debug2: service_accept: ssh-userauth debug1: SSH2_MSG_SERVICE_ACCEPT received debug3: send packet: type 50 debug3: receive packet: type 51 debug1: Authentications that can continue: publickey debug3: start over, passed a different list publickey debug3: preferred gssapi-with-mic,publickey,keyboard-interactive,password debug3: authmethod_lookup publickey debug3: remaining preferred: keyboard-interactive,password debug3: authmethod_is_enabled publickey debug1: Next authentication method: publickey debug1: Trying private key: /home/sroot/.ssh/id_rsa debug3: no such identity: /home/sroot/.ssh/id_rsa: No such file or directory debug1: Trying private key: /home/sroot/.ssh/id_ecdsa debug3: no such identity: /home/sroot/.ssh/id_ecdsa: No such file or directory debug1: Trying private key: /home/sroot/.ssh/id_ecdsa_sk debug3: no such identity: /home/sroot/.ssh/id_ecdsa_sk: No such file or directory debug1: Trying private key: /home/sroot/.ssh/id_ed25519 debug3: no such identity: /home/sroot/.ssh/id_ed25519: No such file or directory debug1: Trying private key: /home/sroot/.ssh/id_ed25519_sk debug3: no such identity: /home/sroot/.ssh/id_ed25519_sk: No such file or directory debug1: Trying private key: /home/sroot/.ssh/id_xmss debug3: no such identity: /home/sroot/.ssh/id_xmss: No such file or directory debug1: Trying private key: /home/sroot/.ssh/id_dsa debug3: no such identity: /home/sroot/.ssh/id_dsa: No such file or directory debug2: we did not send a packet, disable method debug1: No more authentication methods to try. testu@165.227.198.59: Permission denied (publickey). sroot@ubuntu-s-1vcpu-2gb-nyc1-01:~$ which doesn't implement a "password" check/process!! in the test of the initial "testu@161.35.5.174" . . debug1: Trying private key: /root/.ssh/id_dsa debug3: no such identity: /root/.ssh/id_dsa: No such file or directory debug2: we did not send a packet, disable method debug3: authmethod_lookup password <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< this happened!! debug3: remaining preferred: ,password debug3: authmethod_is_enabled password debug1: Next authentication method: password testu@161.35.5.174's password: . . it appears that the authmethod_lookup password doesn't happen!!!!!!! the issue is why! so.. anyone have any clues as to what I can test/check? or what I've screwed up!! thanks by the way.. If I log into the "working/initial" droplet the --161.35.5.174 and I attempt to ssh/access the "copied" droplet --165.227.198.59 I get the same errs... testu@165.227.198.59: Permission denied (publickey). -- _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue