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When I add users in the PAM section of sshd_config:
UsePAM yes
Match User employee_1
PasswordAuthentication yes
I cannot restart the SSH service and get the message below (Why? pls help):
root@ip-xxxxxxx:/etc/ssh# systemctl status ssh
● ssh.service - OpenBSD Secure Shell server
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/ssh.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Tue 2019-04-23 18:19:00 UTC; 19s ago
Process: 895 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/sshd -D $SSHD_OPTS (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Process: 2183 ExecStartPre=/usr/sbin/sshd -t (code=exited, status=255)
Main PID: 895 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Apr 23 18:19:00 ip-publicip systemd[1]: ssh.service: Control process exited, code=exited status=255
Apr 23 18:19:00 ip-publicip systemd[1]: ssh.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Apr 23 18:19:00 ip-publicip systemd[1]: Failed to start OpenBSD Secure Shell server.
Apr 23 18:19:00 ip-publicip systemd[1]: ssh.service: Service hold-off time over, scheduling restart.
Apr 23 18:19:00 ip-publicip systemd[1]: ssh.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 5.
Apr 23 18:19:00 ip-publicip systemd[1]: Stopped OpenBSD Secure Shell server.
Apr 23 18:19:00 ip-publicip systemd[1]: ssh.service: Start request repeated too quickly.
Apr 23 18:19:00 ip-publicip systemd[1]: ssh.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Apr 23 18:19:00 ip-publicip systemd[1]: Failed to start OpenBSD Secure Shell server.
ssh pam
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When I add users in the PAM section of sshd_config:
UsePAM yes
Match User employee_1
PasswordAuthentication yes
I cannot restart the SSH service and get the message below (Why? pls help):
root@ip-xxxxxxx:/etc/ssh# systemctl status ssh
● ssh.service - OpenBSD Secure Shell server
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/ssh.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Tue 2019-04-23 18:19:00 UTC; 19s ago
Process: 895 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/sshd -D $SSHD_OPTS (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Process: 2183 ExecStartPre=/usr/sbin/sshd -t (code=exited, status=255)
Main PID: 895 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Apr 23 18:19:00 ip-publicip systemd[1]: ssh.service: Control process exited, code=exited status=255
Apr 23 18:19:00 ip-publicip systemd[1]: ssh.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Apr 23 18:19:00 ip-publicip systemd[1]: Failed to start OpenBSD Secure Shell server.
Apr 23 18:19:00 ip-publicip systemd[1]: ssh.service: Service hold-off time over, scheduling restart.
Apr 23 18:19:00 ip-publicip systemd[1]: ssh.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 5.
Apr 23 18:19:00 ip-publicip systemd[1]: Stopped OpenBSD Secure Shell server.
Apr 23 18:19:00 ip-publicip systemd[1]: ssh.service: Start request repeated too quickly.
Apr 23 18:19:00 ip-publicip systemd[1]: ssh.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Apr 23 18:19:00 ip-publicip systemd[1]: Failed to start OpenBSD Secure Shell server.
ssh pam
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What Ubuntu version? I don't see anything wrong with what you did (unless you accidentally corrupted other parts of the config file). You can try executing sshd in debug mode/usr/bin/sshd -dto see if that flushes out the error.
– steeldriver
7 hours ago
Hi many thanks for replying, not really a linux guy just started almost a month ago forced by work necessity. What i have is Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS When i issue the /usr/bin/sshd -d result is: -bash: /usr/bin/sshd: No such file or directory
– chris1925
2 hours ago
Apologies - that should have been/usr/sbin/sshd -d(or just plainsshd -d, since/usr/sbinshould be in root's path)
– steeldriver
2 hours ago
Here's the result: root@ip-public:/etc/ssh# systemctl restart ssh Job for ssh.service failed because the control process exited with error code. See "systemctl status ssh.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details. root@ip-public:/etc/ssh# /usr/sbin/sshd -d /etc/ssh/sshd_config line 94: Directive 'PrintMotd' is not allowed within a Match block
– chris1925
2 hours ago
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When I add users in the PAM section of sshd_config:
UsePAM yes
Match User employee_1
PasswordAuthentication yes
I cannot restart the SSH service and get the message below (Why? pls help):
root@ip-xxxxxxx:/etc/ssh# systemctl status ssh
● ssh.service - OpenBSD Secure Shell server
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/ssh.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Tue 2019-04-23 18:19:00 UTC; 19s ago
Process: 895 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/sshd -D $SSHD_OPTS (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Process: 2183 ExecStartPre=/usr/sbin/sshd -t (code=exited, status=255)
Main PID: 895 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Apr 23 18:19:00 ip-publicip systemd[1]: ssh.service: Control process exited, code=exited status=255
Apr 23 18:19:00 ip-publicip systemd[1]: ssh.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Apr 23 18:19:00 ip-publicip systemd[1]: Failed to start OpenBSD Secure Shell server.
Apr 23 18:19:00 ip-publicip systemd[1]: ssh.service: Service hold-off time over, scheduling restart.
Apr 23 18:19:00 ip-publicip systemd[1]: ssh.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 5.
Apr 23 18:19:00 ip-publicip systemd[1]: Stopped OpenBSD Secure Shell server.
Apr 23 18:19:00 ip-publicip systemd[1]: ssh.service: Start request repeated too quickly.
Apr 23 18:19:00 ip-publicip systemd[1]: ssh.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Apr 23 18:19:00 ip-publicip systemd[1]: Failed to start OpenBSD Secure Shell server.
ssh pam
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When I add users in the PAM section of sshd_config:
UsePAM yes
Match User employee_1
PasswordAuthentication yes
I cannot restart the SSH service and get the message below (Why? pls help):
root@ip-xxxxxxx:/etc/ssh# systemctl status ssh
● ssh.service - OpenBSD Secure Shell server
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/ssh.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Tue 2019-04-23 18:19:00 UTC; 19s ago
Process: 895 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/sshd -D $SSHD_OPTS (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Process: 2183 ExecStartPre=/usr/sbin/sshd -t (code=exited, status=255)
Main PID: 895 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Apr 23 18:19:00 ip-publicip systemd[1]: ssh.service: Control process exited, code=exited status=255
Apr 23 18:19:00 ip-publicip systemd[1]: ssh.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Apr 23 18:19:00 ip-publicip systemd[1]: Failed to start OpenBSD Secure Shell server.
Apr 23 18:19:00 ip-publicip systemd[1]: ssh.service: Service hold-off time over, scheduling restart.
Apr 23 18:19:00 ip-publicip systemd[1]: ssh.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 5.
Apr 23 18:19:00 ip-publicip systemd[1]: Stopped OpenBSD Secure Shell server.
Apr 23 18:19:00 ip-publicip systemd[1]: ssh.service: Start request repeated too quickly.
Apr 23 18:19:00 ip-publicip systemd[1]: ssh.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Apr 23 18:19:00 ip-publicip systemd[1]: Failed to start OpenBSD Secure Shell server.
ssh pam
ssh pam
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What Ubuntu version? I don't see anything wrong with what you did (unless you accidentally corrupted other parts of the config file). You can try executing sshd in debug mode/usr/bin/sshd -dto see if that flushes out the error.
– steeldriver
7 hours ago
Hi many thanks for replying, not really a linux guy just started almost a month ago forced by work necessity. What i have is Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS When i issue the /usr/bin/sshd -d result is: -bash: /usr/bin/sshd: No such file or directory
– chris1925
2 hours ago
Apologies - that should have been/usr/sbin/sshd -d(or just plainsshd -d, since/usr/sbinshould be in root's path)
– steeldriver
2 hours ago
Here's the result: root@ip-public:/etc/ssh# systemctl restart ssh Job for ssh.service failed because the control process exited with error code. See "systemctl status ssh.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details. root@ip-public:/etc/ssh# /usr/sbin/sshd -d /etc/ssh/sshd_config line 94: Directive 'PrintMotd' is not allowed within a Match block
– chris1925
2 hours ago
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What Ubuntu version? I don't see anything wrong with what you did (unless you accidentally corrupted other parts of the config file). You can try executing sshd in debug mode/usr/bin/sshd -dto see if that flushes out the error.
– steeldriver
7 hours ago
Hi many thanks for replying, not really a linux guy just started almost a month ago forced by work necessity. What i have is Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS When i issue the /usr/bin/sshd -d result is: -bash: /usr/bin/sshd: No such file or directory
– chris1925
2 hours ago
Apologies - that should have been/usr/sbin/sshd -d(or just plainsshd -d, since/usr/sbinshould be in root's path)
– steeldriver
2 hours ago
Here's the result: root@ip-public:/etc/ssh# systemctl restart ssh Job for ssh.service failed because the control process exited with error code. See "systemctl status ssh.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details. root@ip-public:/etc/ssh# /usr/sbin/sshd -d /etc/ssh/sshd_config line 94: Directive 'PrintMotd' is not allowed within a Match block
– chris1925
2 hours ago
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What Ubuntu version? I don't see anything wrong with what you did (unless you accidentally corrupted other parts of the config file). You can try executing sshd in debug mode
/usr/bin/sshd -d to see if that flushes out the error.– steeldriver
7 hours ago
What Ubuntu version? I don't see anything wrong with what you did (unless you accidentally corrupted other parts of the config file). You can try executing sshd in debug mode
/usr/bin/sshd -d to see if that flushes out the error.– steeldriver
7 hours ago
Hi many thanks for replying, not really a linux guy just started almost a month ago forced by work necessity. What i have is Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS When i issue the /usr/bin/sshd -d result is: -bash: /usr/bin/sshd: No such file or directory
– chris1925
2 hours ago
Hi many thanks for replying, not really a linux guy just started almost a month ago forced by work necessity. What i have is Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS When i issue the /usr/bin/sshd -d result is: -bash: /usr/bin/sshd: No such file or directory
– chris1925
2 hours ago
Apologies - that should have been
/usr/sbin/sshd -d (or just plain sshd -d, since /usr/sbin should be in root's path)– steeldriver
2 hours ago
Apologies - that should have been
/usr/sbin/sshd -d (or just plain sshd -d, since /usr/sbin should be in root's path)– steeldriver
2 hours ago
Here's the result: root@ip-public:/etc/ssh# systemctl restart ssh Job for ssh.service failed because the control process exited with error code. See "systemctl status ssh.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details. root@ip-public:/etc/ssh# /usr/sbin/sshd -d /etc/ssh/sshd_config line 94: Directive 'PrintMotd' is not allowed within a Match block
– chris1925
2 hours ago
Here's the result: root@ip-public:/etc/ssh# systemctl restart ssh Job for ssh.service failed because the control process exited with error code. See "systemctl status ssh.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details. root@ip-public:/etc/ssh# /usr/sbin/sshd -d /etc/ssh/sshd_config line 94: Directive 'PrintMotd' is not allowed within a Match block
– chris1925
2 hours ago
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What Ubuntu version? I don't see anything wrong with what you did (unless you accidentally corrupted other parts of the config file). You can try executing sshd in debug mode
/usr/bin/sshd -dto see if that flushes out the error.– steeldriver
7 hours ago
Hi many thanks for replying, not really a linux guy just started almost a month ago forced by work necessity. What i have is Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS When i issue the /usr/bin/sshd -d result is: -bash: /usr/bin/sshd: No such file or directory
– chris1925
2 hours ago
Apologies - that should have been
/usr/sbin/sshd -d(or just plainsshd -d, since/usr/sbinshould be in root's path)– steeldriver
2 hours ago
Here's the result: root@ip-public:/etc/ssh# systemctl restart ssh Job for ssh.service failed because the control process exited with error code. See "systemctl status ssh.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details. root@ip-public:/etc/ssh# /usr/sbin/sshd -d /etc/ssh/sshd_config line 94: Directive 'PrintMotd' is not allowed within a Match block
– chris1925
2 hours ago