Why does 'ssh' and 'scp' work to one and not another?

[Craig White]

On Wed, 2010-02-10 at 12:06 -0700, Josef Lowder wrote:
> .
> Why does 'ssh' and 'scp' work to one and not another?
> 
> $ scp testm2p joe at 192.168.0.68:/home/joe/ -- This works to computer
> "68" on my network
> 
> But why does the following not work to computer "73"? Both have sshd started.
> 
> $ scp testm2p joe at 192.168.0.73:/home/joe/
> Warning: Permanently added '192.168.0.73' (RSA) to the list of known hosts.
> joe at 192.168.0.73's password:
> Permission denied, please try again.
> joe at 192.168.0.73's password:
> Connection closed by 192.168.0.73
> lost connection
> 
> == I also tried this (which works to "68") and it also does not work to "73".
> $ ssh 192.168.0.73
> joe at 192.168.0.73's password:
> Permission denied, please try again.
> 
> What do I need to fix to get these both to work?
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check the system logs (secure & messages) on '73' and you should find
your answer.

Craig


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