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We have a server XXX ON Amazon EC2.

SSH is running on a standard (22) port.

I placed my pubkey at the /.ssh/authorized_keys file

The fun thing is that YESTERDAY it was working great!

But today, I don't know what happened! I just can't log in.

ssh -vvvv servername

is stuck on

debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_REPLY

I checked my pubkey and it's there! (how I checked?? I asked the other guy to check)

and then I used another computer (windows 7 + putty) and placed my new pubkey. ANd what? I was able to log in! And that's another computer with Win7 is ont the same LAN which menas that the external IP is the same.

My private key works for other servers but not with this.

This thing is killing me )))))

Absolutely strange.

Please help!

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I generated NEW keys and stored new pubkey..the same thing! ha! – bakytn Dec 8 '10 at 12:48
fyi, your problem has nothing to do with pubkey authentication: the DH key exchange (SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_REPLY) happens much earlier in the connection. – grawity Dec 8 '10 at 13:46
thank you for information. BTW GUYS, the problem has been resolved by itself. I didn't anything just tried to log in and I was successful. hah – bakytn Dec 8 '10 at 16:01

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I had the same problem after I upgraded my Ubuntu client machine. I solved my problem by reducing the size of the line "Ciphers" in /etc/ssh/ssh_config. It also works if you specify the cypher in the command line (ex: ssh -c username@hostname)

Tip from here:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openssh/+bug/708493/comments/39

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Bad network latency? much drops?

Its just normal message.

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probably it is. I now can't reproduce it in any way. So it might from my side. – bakytn Sep 14 '11 at 4:47
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cmiiw

  • check your ~/.ssh/authorized_keys permission, it should be 600

  • check the on on /var/log/secure, /var/log/messages or /var/log/auth

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