Cheryl, Certainly mailing lists and Google are useful, but a friend can be an even bigger help. I'm now on the new computer, doing my email through ssh. Thanks again, John On Sat, 9 Oct 2004, Cheryl Homiak wrote: > Well thanks, but there really wasn't anything that smart about it. > a tip for future reference: I often take portions of my error messages and > put them through google. almost without exception, somebody else has > posted the same errors somewhere and more often than not somebody else has > posted a reply that either solves the problem or puts me on the trail. In > this instance, I found a post somewhere that said that if you got "no > further authentication methods to try" (I may not have exact wording here) > your password authentication was probably disabled. I'd already kind of > suspected this because I couldn't really think of any other reason why you > wouldn't be asked for a password. So sure enough, I went looking under > /etc/ssh and there was a ssh_config and an sshd_config; I looked in both > and found the password entry. I hadn't saved your post with the > sshd_config but I knew to go to the blinux archives and look for it. There > are lots of tools for solving problems and certainly this list is one of > them, but never forget that google, your man pages and info pages, and > perusal of your conifiguration files are also invaluable helps. That said, > there also isn't one of us that doesn't overlook an answer staring us > right in the face sometimes--sort of like not being able to proofread > one's own work. > > It's also really helpful, when requesting help on a list, to send all the > data requested rather than just what you think is applicable. Sending your > sshd_config was a great move, but had you sent the full content of your > message, maybe even using -v, with the "no authentication methods to try" > message, somebody might have figured this out sooner. I saw other > instances where people asked for information and you chose only what you > decided was relevant--and sometimes, when any of us has a problem, we > aren't always good at seeing what is relevant. > > Also be aware that there are other ways besides passwords to set up > your ssh system; I don't know what the current thinking is on the > advantages and disadvantages of each, but if you are going to use it a > lot you may want to look into the various methods and see if one other > than password authentication is preferable. > Not trying to lecture; just good reminders for you, > me and anybody else who comes to the list asking for help with a problem. > > I'm REALlY glad you got it solved; I know how horrible a persistent > unsolvable problem can be. > > > -- John J. Boyer; Executive Director, Chief Software Developer Computers to Help People, Inc. http://www.chpi.org 825 East Johnson; Madison, WI 53703 _______________________________________________ Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list