Hi,
I am already dealing a long time with ssh scenarios from clients to servers with authentication via public keys but also hostbased (without password).
Within my ubuntu environment I meanwhile have a setup to allow both, depending on the need.
I have managed to setup the same with my esxi.
As always, there is a but!!!
I am able to run a hostbased ssh-connection from my client to a user <> root on the esxi.
Like: ssh user2@esxihost
This works. And the log messages say the hostbased (passordless) login works.
When I do it from my client (same user) to root at the esxi host, a hostbased ssh connection fails, but with no real helpful message in the logs although loglevel = debug.
A ssh connection to root via RSA-key works fine.
Since the configuration is setup the way to try several methods, hostbased first but publickey and keyboard-interactive as next, the ssh-connection works anyhow since publickey works fine.
Is there anything anyone can tell me why a ssh-connection to root@esxihost could be blocked?
In sshd_config the PermitRootLogin = yes is set.
Help or hints welcome
Regards
Karl-Heinz