[FreeNX-kNX] FreeNX-kNX Digest, Vol 61, Issue 16

brian mullan bmullan.mail at gmail.com
Sat Sep 26 18:46:06 UTC 2009


I think if you make this change:

I would suspect that you haven't changed the entry in /etc/nxserver/*
node.conf* to tell FreeNX that the sshd is listening on 443 instead of 22

you need to remember to restart freenx also


On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 12:57 PM, <freenx-knx-request at kde.org> wrote:

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>   1. Re: Fwd: Re: NXClient fails to connect with authentication
>      failed    for user. (ChrisB)
>   2. Re: Fwd: Re: NXClient fails to connect with authentication
>      failed    for user. (Dion Moult)
>   3. Re: Fwd: Re: NXClient fails to connect with authentication
>      failed    for user. (Jeremy Wilkins)
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: "ChrisB" <chris at ccburton.com>
> To: User Support for FreeNX Server and kNX Client <freenx-knx at kde.org>
> Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2009 11:14:38 +0100
> Subject: Re: [FreeNX-kNX] Fwd: Re: NXClient fails to connect with
> authentication failed for user.
>
>
> Dion Moult <dion at thinkmoult.com> wrote on 26/09/2009 10:56:10:
>
> > It asks for my passphrase. So I rename id_dsa to something else and try
> again
> > and you are right it asks for my password. I can log in fine.
> >
> > Trying again with NXClient with the moved id_dsa still fails with the
> same
> > error as before.
> >
>
> If it is still giving failed login with user dion after you have got user
> dion logging in and working then in the absence of any other information, I
> would suspect that you haven't changed the entry in /etc/nxxserver/node.conf
> to tell FreeNX that the sshd is listening on 443 instead of 22.
>
> Do you have any other users which can log in OK ??  If so it is an issue
> with account dion. If not then check the above next.
>
>
>
> > On Saturday 26 September 2009 17:44:20 ChrisB wrote:
> > > Dion Moult <dion at thinkmoult.com> wrote on 26/09/2009 03:01:22:
> > > > Tried changing that, restarting sshd and nxserver, but it still
> > > > gives the same
> > > > error:
> > > >
> > > > sshd[23560]: Connection from 127.0.0.1 port 38026
> > > > sshd[23560]: Failed none for nx from 127.0.0.1 port 38026 ssh2
> > > > sshd[23560]: Found matching DSA key: blahblahblahetcetc
> > > > sshd[23560]: Accepted publickey for nx from 127.0.0.1 port 38026 ssh2
> > > > sshd[23560]: pam_unix(sshd:session): session opened for user nx by
> > >
> > > (uid=0)
> > >
> > > > sshd[23560]: User child is on pid 23562
> > > > nxserver[23692]: (nx) Failed login for user=dion from IP=127.0.0.1
> > > > sshd[23562]: Connection closed by 127.0.0.1
> > > > sshd[23562]: Transferred: sent 2848, received 1968 bytes
> > > > sshd[23562]: Closing connection to 127.0.0.1 port 38026
> > > > sshd[23560]: pam_unix(sshd:session): session closed for user nx
> > >
> > > Sounds like password or account issues with user dion
> > >
> > > On the server, try
> > >
> > >                 ssh -v -p 443 -l dion localhost
> > >
> > > The -v will tell you what it is trying and what fails.
> > >
> > > It should ask for a password. If user dion has an id_dsa or id_rsa key
> in
> > > $HOME/.ssh then you need to temporarily rename it id_dsa.000 or some
> such.
> > >
> > > If you can't log in as user dion locally using a password then it won't
> > > work over nx, so you need to prove this works/fix it next . . . .
> > >
> > > > On Saturday 26 September 2009 09:55:03 you wrote:
> > > > > ----------  Forwarded Message  ----------
> > > > >
> > > > > Subject: Re: [FreeNX-kNX] NXClient fails to connect with
> > >
> > > authentication
> > >
> > > > >  failed for user.
> > > > > Date: Friday 25 September 2009
> > > > > From: "ChrisB" <chris at ccburton.com>
> > > > > To: User Support for FreeNX Server and kNX Client <
> freenx-knx at kde.org>
> > > > >
> > > > > Dion Moult <dion at thinkmoult.com> wrote on 25/09/2009 18:09:17:
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > SNIP
> > > > >
> > > > > > sshd[13479]: Connection from 127.0.0.1 port 40791
> > > > > > sshd[13479]: Found matching DSA key: blahblahblahblah
> > > > > > sshd[13479]: Accepted publickey for nx from 127.0.0.1 port 40791
> > >
> > > ssh2
> > >
> > > > > > sshd[13479]: pam_unix(sshd:session): session opened for user nx
> by
> > > > >
> > > > > (uid=0)
> > > > >
> > > > > > sshd[13479]: User child is on pid 13481
> > > > > > nxserver[13611]: (nx) Failed login for user=dion from
> IP=127.0.0.1
> > > > >
> > > > > Yup
> > > > >
> > > > > > I have checked that the public key is in /home/dion/.
> > > > > > ssh/authorized_keys. If I
> > > > > > do ssh -p 443 localhost on the computer with the account dion it
> > >
> > > asks
> > >
> > > > > for my
> > > > >
> > > > > > passphrase of my private keypair (not the NX one) and I can log
> in
> > >
> > > and
> > >
> > > > > SSH in
> > > > >
> > > > > You need to use password authentication for the local user after
> > > > > connecting via ssh as user nx.
> > > > >
> > > > > Some distros disable this by default because it allows brute force
> > >
> > > attacks
> > >
> > > > > . . . .
> > > > >
> > > > > > remotely fine without problems. I'm not sure whether it helps but
> > >
> > > when I
> > >
> > > > > try
> > > > >
> > > > > > ssh -p 443 nx at localhost it asks for a Password, of which nothing
> I
> > > > > > try can log
> > > > > > it in.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > This is my sshd_config:
> > > > > > Port 443
> > > > > > Protocol 2
> > > > > > SyslogFacility AUTH
> > > > > > PermitRootLogin no
> > > > > > RSAAuthentication yes
> > > > > > PubkeyAuthentication yes
> > > > > > PasswordAuthentication no
> > > > >
> > > > > Here
> > > > >
> > > > > Just change to PasswordAuthentication  yes
> > > > >
> > > > > > PermitEmptyPasswords no
> > > > > > UsePAM yes
> > > > > > Compression yes
> > > > > > KeepAlive yes
> > > > > > ClientAliveInterval 30
> > > > > > ClientAliveCountMax 4
> > > > > > AuthorizedKeysFile      .ssh/authorized_keys
> > > > > > LogLevel VERBOSE
> > > > > >
> > > > > > (Note: I run SSH on port 443 on purpose, not by accident)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Summary: When trying to connect using username and password for
> the
> > > > >
> > > > > account
> > > > >
> > > > > > "dion" which exists on the box running freenx it says
> Authentication
> > > > >
> > > > > failed
> > > > >
> > > > > > for user dion.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Any ideas? Much appreciated.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > ________________________________________________________________
> > > > >
> > > > > >      Were you helped on this list with your FreeNX problem?
> > > > > >     Then please write up the solution in the FreeNX Wiki/FAQ:
> > >
> > >
> http://openfacts2.berlios.de/wikien/index.php/BerliosProject:FreeNX_-_FAQ
> > >
> > > > > >          Don't forget to check the NX Knowledge Base:
> > > > > >                  http://www.nomachine.com/kb/
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
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> > > > >
> > > > > -------------------------------------------------------
> > >
> > > ________________________________________________________________
> > >
> > > >      Were you helped on this list with your FreeNX problem?
> > > >     Then please write up the solution in the FreeNX Wiki/FAQ:
> > >
> > >
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> > >
> > > >          Don't forget to check the NX Knowledge Base:
> > > >                  http://www.nomachine.com/kb/
> > > >
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> > >
> > --
> > Dion Moult :-)
> > [attachment "signature.asc" deleted by chris burton/solar-
> > system/local]
> ________________________________________________________________
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> >     Then please write up the solution in the FreeNX Wiki/FAQ:
> >
> >
> http://openfacts2.berlios.de/wikien/index.php/BerliosProject:FreeNX_-_FAQ
> >
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> >                  http://www.nomachine.com/kb/
> >
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>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Dion Moult <dion at thinkmoult.com>
> To: User Support for FreeNX Server and kNX Client <freenx-knx at kde.org>
> Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2009 20:37:09 +0800
> Subject: Re: [FreeNX-kNX] Fwd: Re: NXClient fails to connect with
> authentication failed for user.
> Awesome thanks! Changed it to 443 and it all works now!
>
> On Saturday 26 September 2009 18:14:38 ChrisB wrote:
> > If it is still giving failed login with user dion after you have got user
> > dion logging in and working then in the absence of any other information,
> > I would suspect that you haven't changed the entry in
> > /etc/nxxserver/node.conf to tell FreeNX that the sshd is listening on 443
> > instead of 22.
> --
> Dion Moult :-)
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Jeremy Wilkins <wjeremy at shaw.ca>
> To: freenx-knx at kde.org
> Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2009 09:56:23 -0700 (PDT)
> Subject: Re: [FreeNX-kNX] Fwd: Re: NXClient fails to connect with
> authentication failed for user.
>
> I don't know if this is relevant, but I am curious if there may be a
> difference from using the ip:
> ssh -v -p 443 dion at 127.0.0.1
> or the host name:
> ssh -v -p 443 dion at localhost
> on your machine?  Sometimes the ip and host names are treated differently.
> I have run into this on more than one occasion.  Sometimes it can be
> firewall rules related.
>
>
> Bugzilla from dion at thinkmoult.com wrote:
> >
> > It asks for my passphrase. So I rename id_dsa to something else and try
> > again
> > and you are right it asks for my password. I can log in fine.
> >
> > Trying again with NXClient with the moved id_dsa still fails with the
> same
> > error as before.
> >
> > On Saturday 26 September 2009 17:44:20 ChrisB wrote:
> >> Dion Moult <dion at thinkmoult.com> wrote on 26/09/2009 03:01:22:
> >> > Tried changing that, restarting sshd and nxserver, but it still
> >> > gives the same
> >> > error:
> >> >
> >> > sshd[23560]: Connection from 127.0.0.1 port 38026
> >> > sshd[23560]: Failed none for nx from 127.0.0.1 port 38026 ssh2
> >> > sshd[23560]: Found matching DSA key: blahblahblahetcetc
> >> > sshd[23560]: Accepted publickey for nx from 127.0.0.1 port 38026 ssh2
> >> > sshd[23560]: pam_unix(sshd:session): session opened for user nx by
> >>
> >> (uid=0)
> >>
> >> > sshd[23560]: User child is on pid 23562
> >> > nxserver[23692]: (nx) Failed login for user=dion from IP=127.0.0.1
> >> > sshd[23562]: Connection closed by 127.0.0.1
> >> > sshd[23562]: Transferred: sent 2848, received 1968 bytes
> >> > sshd[23562]: Closing connection to 127.0.0.1 port 38026
> >> > sshd[23560]: pam_unix(sshd:session): session closed for user nx
> >>
> >> Sounds like password or account issues with user dion
> >>
> >> On the server, try
> >>
> >>                 ssh -v -p 443 -l dion localhost
> >>
> >> The -v will tell you what it is trying and what fails.
> >>
> >> It should ask for a password. If user dion has an id_dsa or id_rsa key
> in
> >> $HOME/.ssh then you need to temporarily rename it id_dsa.000 or some
> >> such.
> >>
> >> If you can't log in as user dion locally using a password then it won't
> >> work over nx, so you need to prove this works/fix it next . . . .
> >>
> >> > On Saturday 26 September 2009 09:55:03 you wrote:
> >> > > ----------  Forwarded Message  ----------
> >> > >
> >> > > Subject: Re: [FreeNX-kNX] NXClient fails to connect with
> >>
> >> authentication
> >>
> >> > >  failed for user.
> >> > > Date: Friday 25 September 2009
> >> > > From: "ChrisB" <chris at ccburton.com>
> >> > > To: User Support for FreeNX Server and kNX Client
> >> <freenx-knx at kde.org>
> >> > >
> >> > > Dion Moult <dion at thinkmoult.com> wrote on 25/09/2009 18:09:17:
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > SNIP
> >> > >
> >> > > > sshd[13479]: Connection from 127.0.0.1 port 40791
> >> > > > sshd[13479]: Found matching DSA key: blahblahblahblah
> >> > > > sshd[13479]: Accepted publickey for nx from 127.0.0.1 port 40791
> >>
> >> ssh2
> >>
> >> > > > sshd[13479]: pam_unix(sshd:session): session opened for user nx by
> >> > >
> >> > > (uid=0)
> >> > >
> >> > > > sshd[13479]: User child is on pid 13481
> >> > > > nxserver[13611]: (nx) Failed login for user=dion from IP=127.0.0.1
> >> > >
> >> > > Yup
> >> > >
> >> > > > I have checked that the public key is in /home/dion/.
> >> > > > ssh/authorized_keys. If I
> >> > > > do ssh -p 443 localhost on the computer with the account dion it
> >>
> >> asks
> >>
> >> > > for my
> >> > >
> >> > > > passphrase of my private keypair (not the NX one) and I can log in
> >>
> >> and
> >>
> >> > > SSH in
> >> > >
> >> > > You need to use password authentication for the local user after
> >> > > connecting via ssh as user nx.
> >> > >
> >> > > Some distros disable this by default because it allows brute force
> >>
> >> attacks
> >>
> >> > > . . . .
> >> > >
> >> > > > remotely fine without problems. I'm not sure whether it helps but
> >>
> >> when I
> >>
> >> > > try
> >> > >
> >> > > > ssh -p 443 nx at localhost it asks for a Password, of which nothing
> I
> >> > > > try can log
> >> > > > it in.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > This is my sshd_config:
> >> > > > Port 443
> >> > > > Protocol 2
> >> > > > SyslogFacility AUTH
> >> > > > PermitRootLogin no
> >> > > > RSAAuthentication yes
> >> > > > PubkeyAuthentication yes
> >> > > > PasswordAuthentication no
> >> > >
> >> > > Here
> >> > >
> >> > > Just change to PasswordAuthentication  yes
> >> > >
> >> > > > PermitEmptyPasswords no
> >> > > > UsePAM yes
> >> > > > Compression yes
> >> > > > KeepAlive yes
> >> > > > ClientAliveInterval 30
> >> > > > ClientAliveCountMax 4
> >> > > > AuthorizedKeysFile      .ssh/authorized_keys
> >> > > > LogLevel VERBOSE
> >> > > >
> >> > > > (Note: I run SSH on port 443 on purpose, not by accident)
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Summary: When trying to connect using username and password for
> the
> >> > >
> >> > > account
> >> > >
> >> > > > "dion" which exists on the box running freenx it says
> >> Authentication
> >> > >
> >> > > failed
> >> > >
> >> > > > for user dion.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Any ideas? Much appreciated.
> >> > >
> >> > >
> > ________________________________________________________________
> >> > >
> >> > > >      Were you helped on this list with your FreeNX problem?
> >> > > >     Then please write up the solution in the FreeNX Wiki/FAQ:
> >>
> >>
> http://openfacts2.berlios.de/wikien/index.php/BerliosProject:FreeNX_-_FAQ
> >>
> >> > > >          Don't forget to check the NX Knowledge Base:
> >> > > >                  http://www.nomachine.com/kb/
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> > ________________________________________________________________
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> >> > > >
> > ________________________________________________________________
> >> > >
> >> > > -------------------------------------------------------
> >>
> >> ________________________________________________________________
> >>
> >> >      Were you helped on this list with your FreeNX problem?
> >> >     Then please write up the solution in the FreeNX Wiki/FAQ:
> >>
> >>
> http://openfacts2.berlios.de/wikien/index.php/BerliosProject:FreeNX_-_FAQ
> >>
> >> >          Don't forget to check the NX Knowledge Base:
> >> >                  http://www.nomachine.com/kb/
> >> >
> >> > ________________________________________________________________
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> >> > ________________________________________________________________
> >>
> > --
> > Dion Moult :-)
> >
> >
> > ________________________________________________________________
> >      Were you helped on this list with your FreeNX problem?
> >     Then please write up the solution in the FreeNX Wiki/FAQ:
> >
> >
> http://openfacts2.berlios.de/wikien/index.php/BerliosProject:FreeNX_-_FAQ
> >
> >          Don't forget to check the NX Knowledge Base:
> >                  http://www.nomachine.com/kb/
> >
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