Please also see the sshd log: Jan 3 01:58:20 sachin sshd[5333]: Connection from 192.168.0.20 port 1023 Jan 3 01:58:20 sachin sshd[5292]: debug1: Forked child 5333. Jan 3 01:58:20 sachin sshd[5333]: debug1: Client protocol version 1.5; client software version OpenSSH_3.6.1p2 Jan 3 01:58:20 sachin sshd[5333]: debug1: match: OpenSSH_3.6.1p2 pat OpenSSH* Jan 3 01:58:20 sachin sshd[5333]: debug1: Local version string SSH-1.5-OpenSSH_3.6.1p2 Jan 3 01:58:20 sachin sshd[5333]: debug2: Network child is on pid 5334 Jan 3 01:59:18 sachin sshd[5333]: debug2: monitor_read: 28 used once, disabling now Jan 3 01:59:18 sachin sshd[5333]: debug2: monitor_read: 30 used once, disabling now Jan 3 01:59:18 sachin sshd[5333]: debug2: monitor_read: 6 used once, disabling now Jan 3 01:59:18 sachin sshd[5333]: debug1: Starting up PAM with username "sachin" Jan 3 01:59:18 sachin sshd[5333]: debug1: PAM setting rhost to " sachin.bhugra.com" Jan 3 01:59:18 sachin sshd[5333]: debug2: monitor_read: 41 used once, disabling now Jan 3 01:59:18 sachin sshd[5333]: debug1: PAM password authentication failed for sachin: Authentication failure Jan 3 01:59:18 sachin sshd[5333]: Failed none for sachin from 192.168.0.20port 1023 -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subjecthttps://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list