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On 12/16/2011 09:42 AM, mike barnes wrote:
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cite="mid:CAJepgNeJe0Gb5rxckPsBDR09_3yxs=_w1VoeVqdEqZZa4_A4hQ@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">I am trying to log into a linux box (not sure what
distro is) using putty and ssh. When I enter the the login id
given to me by my administrator I am immediately getting "access
denied" before I have a chance to enter my password.
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<div>Can someone enlighten me as to what is going on with this?</div>
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<div>Thanks</div>
<div>Mike Barnes</div>
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Are you using the correct IP address? I have seen similar problems
when logging into a VPN connection with wrong IP address.<br>
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Not sure if this is true with SSH, but could you be using the wrong
security settings/protocol? Another quirky problem I have seen with
VPN's<br>
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