[FreeNX-kNX] nxserver constantly fails during authentication on login

[Dimitrije Nikic]

I've tried but failed to get step 1 working... I guess I'll have to wait for a newer version - the debian package might have a bug.

On Wed, 02 Feb 2005 12:33:26 -0500
Jesse Byler <lists.freenx at web19.eml.cc> wrote:

> Dimitrije Nikic wrote:
> > Thanks for the reply, Jesse!
> > Sorry to say though, it didn't work. :(
> > Besides, I want only to use passwords to login - no keys. 
> > But even using keys it didn't work for me... 
> > 
> > If I turn off the use of keys in my sshd config, I get the same error output except the line "Using auth method: publickey".
> > 
> > Maybe something to do with the way ssh communicates with nxserver?
> 
> There are two levels of authentication going on here.  When you enter 
> your username and password in the nxclient dialog and click "Login", the 
> first thing that happens is nxclient ignores your username and password, 
> and instead makes an ssh connection to the server as user nx.  This 
> first step always uses public key authentication with the key 
> /usr/NX/share/client.id_dsa.key (linux; it's in Program Files\NX 
> Client\share on Windows), and if it fails, you'll see
> 
> NX> 202 Authenticating user: nx
> NX> 208 Using auth method: publickey
> NX> 204 Authentication failed.
> 
> Once the user nx is logged in, authentication of the real user takes 
> place using one of a variety of methods.  The nxserver can use its own 
> built-in user database, or it can use PAM so any normal system user can 
> use nx.
> 
> But before you worry about stage 2, you have to get stage 1 working first.
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