is this ok? symptom is: debug1: Starting up PAM with username "stevesk" debug1: Trying to reverse map address 127.0.0.1. debug1: PAM setting rhost to "localhost" debug1: Attempting authentication for stevesk. debug1: PAM Password authentication for "stevesk" failed[9]: Authentication failed Failed rsa for stevesk from 127.0.0.1 port 49568 Index: auth1.c ==================================================================RCS file: /var/cvs/openssh/auth1.c,v retrieving revision 1.30 diff -u -r1.30 auth1.c --- auth1.c 2001/02/12 07:02:24 1.30 +++ auth1.c 2001/02/12 18:58:22 @@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ (!options.kerberos_authentication || options.kerberos_or_local_passwd) && #endif #ifdef USE_PAM - auth_pam_password(pw, password)) { + auth_pam_password(pw, "")) { #else auth_password(pw, "")) { #endif