SSH logins fail

[LasseTK]

I am no longer able to connect to my server using SSH. I am using password authentication and it has worked before.

I have checked my Host Access Control List and restartet SSH. Since that did not help I went down to the server and took a look at the sshd config files. I deleted the ssh config and created a default config. Then restartet SSH, but still no connection. Here is what happens.

$ ssh root@xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
root@xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx's password: 
Connection closed by xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

The weird thing (I think) is that it asks for my password instead of simply refusing the connection which is why I thought it had something to do with the sshd config files. I have also tried to give shell access to another user with the same result. I have tried connection from both OS X and Windows machines - no difference

I am running cPanel 11.25.0-R46156 - WHM 11.25.0 - X 3.9 on CENTOS 5.5 x86_64

[whr]

Did you check both the ACL files (/etc/hosts.deny and /etc/hosts.allow)?

Also try disabling the server's firewall (your ip might be blocked).

P.S: If your DC allows KVM, login via KVM over IP to check the ACLs and firewall settings.

[LasseTK]

Thanks for the reply.

I solved the problem by adding a key through WHM and then logged on using the key instead of the normal password auth. For some reason this worked. I have now disabled password auth (as it wasn't working anyway) and will just use the key in the future.

If anybody has the same problem, one tech expert adviced me to add

UseLogin Yes

to my sshd_config. I haven't tested it since I am satisfied with just using a key instead