Im using the default ssh program on a solaris 9 system to connect to another server. When connecting to the other host it make me type my password in 3 to 4 times before letting me in. Is anyone familar with this?

Hi,
Never encounterd that problem.

You could try using the -vvv option on the client to see whats happening (its very helpfull). You can also use it at the sshd on the server if you have access.

/Peter

With the verbose set and further research it looks like ssh steps through a few authentication methods. It uses password, public key, then keyboard interactive. It allows me to connect when keyboard-interactive is used. I cannot however figure out how to set ssh to use keyboard-interactive by default with this version of ssh. Ive read in other versions that you can set it in the ssh_config file but in the solaris default version many of those options dont exist. Anybody know a solution or do i have to install a new ssh package? thanks

Keyboard-interactive should have been set by default but you can configure this in solaris 9 in /etc/ssh/sshd_config


if this did not solve your problem run sshd in debug mode.
I mine start like this ./sshd -d -d or /usr/lib/ssh/sshd -d -d

then try to connect via ssh to the solaris 9 machine this will show you why the machine is refusing connection.

You can donwload the openSSH from www.sunfreeware.com.

Try using it and see if you get the same problems?

/Peter