SuSE Linux 8.1 No Longer Allows SSH Login

Support knowledgebase (ssh_heimdal)
Applies to

SuSE Linux: Version 8.1

Symptom

The output of telnet on the SSH port is the usual SSHD server string. However, a ssh targethost does not work at all. ssh -v finishes with:
1477: debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT sent

Cause

The heimdal-lib included in SuSE Linux 8.1 is corrupted.

Solution

There are two possibilities:
  1. If you need Heimdal (Kerberos), perform an online update with YaST. The problem has been solved in the new version of heimdal-lib.
  2. Uninstall Heimdal if you do not need it. By doing this, the problem will not occur again.

We would like to thank Sven Michels for this information.


Keywords: SSH, LOGIN, REMOTE, HEIMDAL

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