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SSH access to RN312 fails
Environment:
RN312 w/ 2 4TB drives mirrored
Trying to access from a Linux box via public/private keys.
SSH on RN312 enabled with password authentication disabled (although I've tried it both ways)
Admin user has shell access checked. Keys successfully uploaded.
Symptoms:
When I try to initiatiate an ssh login from the Linux box, there is a pause and then the connection is "Rejected"
The debug output from the Linux box is in "Client SSH debug log" below. About 2/3 of the way down, the client authentication is accepted (highlighted by me in red). There is some more negotiation then after the line "debug2: shell request accepted on channel 0" the RN312 responds with "Rejected" (again highlighted in red).
I can't seem to find the ssh.log on the RN312 to see if there is any more information as to why it is rejecting a shell request.
I am doing this because the Linux box has a backup program that will backup up using ssh and it fails because whenever it opens the channel to the RN312, the connection is immediately closed.
Any help/experience will be greatly appreciated. SSH is not my strong suit.
Well, it is solved.
schumaku I was attempting to connect with "admin" not "Admin" as I had incorrectly typed.
StephenB I always thought root and admin were synonymous. However, as schumaku suggested, I will probably create a separate backup user.
The solution... when I was importing the public key from the linux box I was trying to connect from, I had not unchecked the "RSYNC" box on the key. Once I did that, I connected without problem and I was able to successfully execute a backup from the linux box and have it show up in the appropriate backup directory I created on the RN312.
Funny how simple things can cause hours of hair-pulling and frustration.
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I agree you should be using root with ssh/linux CLI. That is preset to use password authentication.
My recollection is combining passwords and public certficates doesn't work well (though it's been a while since I saw posts on that).
Well, it is solved.
schumaku I was attempting to connect with "admin" not "Admin" as I had incorrectly typed.
StephenB I always thought root and admin were synonymous. However, as schumaku suggested, I will probably create a separate backup user.
The solution... when I was importing the public key from the linux box I was trying to connect from, I had not unchecked the "RSYNC" box on the key. Once I did that, I connected without problem and I was able to successfully execute a backup from the linux box and have it show up in the appropriate backup directory I created on the RN312.
Funny how simple things can cause hours of hair-pulling and frustration.
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