Re: OpenSSH, PAM and Host Based Authentication

From: Richard E. Silverman (res_at_qoxp.net)
Date: 12/21/04 

Date: 20 Dec 2004 22:27:34 -0500

Check your PAM config, use the syslog, sshd -d, and logs and/or debugging
from your PAM modules to find out why PAM is disallowing the login.

http://www.snailbook.com/faq/general-debugging.auto.html 

-- 
  Richard Silverman
  res@qoxp.net

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