I may have found a similar issue with plain old RSAAuthentication. After upgrading to 3.4p1 on Solaris 8, I am no longer able to use RSAAuthentication with PermitRootLogin forced-commands-only Following is output from sshd -d -d: Connection from 10.100.100.8 port 39955 debug1: Client protocol version 2.0; client software version OpenSSH_3.4p1 debug1: match: OpenSSH_3.4p1 pat OpenSSH* Enabling compatibility mode for protocol 2.0 debug1: Local version string SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_3.4p1 debug1: list_hostkey_types: ssh-dss,ssh-rsa debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT sent debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT received debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha1,diffie-hellman-group1-sha1 debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: ssh-dss,ssh-rsa debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: aes128-cbc,3des-cbc,blowfish-cbc,cast128-cbc,arcfour,aes192-cbc,aes256-cbc,ri jndael-cbc at lysator.liu.se debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: aes128-cbc,3des-cbc,blowfish-cbc,cast128-cbc,arcfour,aes192-cbc,aes256-cbc,ri jndael-cbc at lysator.liu.se debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: hmac-md5,hmac-sha1,hmac-ripemd160,hmac-ripemd160 at openssh.com,hmac-sha1-96,hma c-md5-96 debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: hmac-md5,hmac-sha1,hmac-ripemd160,hmac-ripemd160 at openssh.com,hmac-sha1-96,hma c-md5-96 debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: none,zlib debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: none,zlib debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: first_kex_follows 0 debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: reserved 0 debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha1,diffie-hellman-group1-sha1 debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: ssh-rsa,ssh-dss debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: aes128-cbc,3des-cbc,blowfish-cbc,cast128-cbc,arcfour,aes192-cbc,aes256-cbc,ri jndael-cbc at lysator.liu.se debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: aes128-cbc,3des-cbc,blowfish-cbc,cast128-cbc,arcfour,aes192-cbc,aes256-cbc,ri jndael-cbc at lysator.liu.se debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: hmac-md5,hmac-sha1,hmac-ripemd160,hmac-ripemd160 at openssh.com,hmac-sha1-96,hma c-md5-96 debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: hmac-md5,hmac-sha1,hmac-ripemd160,hmac-ripemd160 at openssh.com,hmac-sha1-96,hma c-md5-96 debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: none debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: none debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: first_kex_follows 0 debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: reserved 0 debug2: mac_init: found hmac-md5 debug1: kex: client->server aes128-cbc hmac-md5 none debug2: mac_init: found hmac-md5 debug1: kex: server->client aes128-cbc hmac-md5 none debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_REQUEST received debug2: Network child is on pid 1881 debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_GROUP sent debug2: monitor_read: 0 used once, disabling now debug1: dh_gen_key: priv key bits set: 126/256 debug1: bits set: 1613/3191 debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_INIT debug1: bits set: 1557/3191 debug1: bits set: 1557/3191 debug2: monitor_read: 4 used once, disabling now debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_REPLY sent debug1: kex_derive_keys debug1: newkeys: mode 1 debug1: SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS sent debug1: waiting for SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS debug1: newkeys: mode 0 debug1: SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS received debug1: KEX done debug1: userauth-request for user root service ssh-connection method none debug1: attempt 0 failures 0 debug2: monitor_read: 6 used once, disabling now debug2: input_userauth_request: setting up authctxt for root debug1: Starting up PAM with username "root" debug1: PAM setting rhost to "remotehost.company.com" debug2: monitor_read: 37 used once, disabling now debug2: monitor_read: 3 used once, disabling now debug2: input_userauth_request: try method none Failed none for root from 10.100.100.8 port 39955 ssh2 Failed none for root from 10.100.100.8 port 39955 ssh2 debug1: userauth-request for user root service ssh-connection method publickey debug1: attempt 1 failures 1 debug2: input_userauth_request: try method publickey debug1: test whether pkalg/pkblob are acceptable debug1: temporarily_use_uid: 0/1 (e=0) debug1: trying public key file //.ssh/authorized_keys debug1: trying public key file //.ssh/authorized_keys debug2: key_type_from_name: unknown key type 'from="remotehost.company.com",command="/usr/local/sbin/rdi std' debug2: user_key_allowed: check options: 'from="remotehost.company.com",command="/usr/local/sbin/rdistd -S",no-port-forwarding,no-pty 1024 35 118666268659798484966286942768944312049369367774475796933061557373 51846115552657285664113128114068567379297579754801391033082429223990779366682362906474664072077746004816 58915227196803274009991119196168112506060960169043410771581121113084522220661468549956396754587779105908 24978905786138489706832425528183011 root at remotehost ' debug2: key_type_from_name: unknown key type '1024' debug2: user_key_allowed: advance: '1024 35 118666268659798484966286942768944312049369367774475796933061 55737351846115552657285664113128114068567379297579754801391033082429223990779366682362906474664072077746 00481658915227196803274009991119196168112506060960169043410771581121113084522220661468549956396754587779 10590824978905786138489706832425528183011 root at remotehost ' debug1: restore_uid debug2: key not found debug1: temporarily_use_uid: 0/1 (e=0) debug1: trying public key file //.ssh/authorized_keys2 debug2: key_type_from_name: unknown key type 'from="remotehost.company.com",command="/usr/local/sbin/rdi std' debug2: user_key_allowed: check options: 'from="remotehost.company.com",command="/usr/local/sbin/rdistd -S",no-port-forwarding,no-pty ssh-dss AAAAB3NzaC1kc3MAAACBAIauk+vg54JiU36Q/8F2Jlyf7cUMMcrItmETEG/OtOuIIa jU9FiN6Xa85o1OFMVm6f6dn7XfPC9tE5MGuM2dE6tqVpeRz7qWdbfPDNY/+pqYKzs72NmQSUFfvglogb7CRb/FqG33COB8m5pC9uN/ZT dHVefy5CpfUZ8qBCjiXdwRAAAAFQDidPKGD0iX/QLo6KahXeFdPX47DwAAAIBwH60/h910+z7Nrcv22bSZI9xjRGeAHzsRtYtHL7VOrB JPS8GEDsoQfgE1ICWhcx210RcZkBEcFcElZurHlQKDc3rCG3qLGSmirrafUButOygTuvlL57RRjLhjizHgo3Nwn2tXnZZIA177u5wN/X VO2Zd39d8koYUdh4qwNlt7YgAAAIAV37lsNDP9caqiQYKw9TyCLPOYhmCaiEBxJ0rdCpxrPGVFLdindW9mrCoFkloNGyaykc14A2Ko6NoTvvLZw71XBqkpTHp8BAlVffsyhVTXAmAHuVLhEb7EaHbq4MQKmYqNXGK29mj28duWQpQJ72JD2OqyDDwZf2voyk1BOI3myA=root@ remotehost ' debug1: matching key found: file //.ssh/authorized_keys2, line 1 Found matching DSA key: f7:a2:2d:a0:c0:ee:4c:3f:1e:47:c3:3c:36:11:b8:e9 debug1: restore_uid debug2: userauth_pubkey: authenticated 0 pkalg ssh-dss Postponed publickey for root from 10.100.100.8 port 39955 ssh2 debug1: userauth-request for user root service ssh-connection method publickey debug1: attempt 2 failures 1 debug2: input_userauth_request: try method publickey debug1: temporarily_use_uid: 0/1 (e=0) debug1: trying public key file //.ssh/authorized_keys debug2: key_type_from_name: unknown key type 'from="remotehost.company.com",command="/usr/local/sbin/rdistd' debug2: user_key_allowed: check options: 'from="remotehost.company.com",command="/usr/local/sbin/rdistd -S",no-port-forwarding,no-pty 1024 35 118666268659798484966286942768944312049369367774475796933061557373 51846115552657285664113128114068567379297579754801391033082429223990779366682362906474664072077746004816 58915227196803274009991119196168112506060960169043410771581121113084522220661468549956396754587779105908 24978905786138489706832425528183011 root at remotehost ' debug2: key_type_from_name: unknown key type '1024' debug2: user_key_allowed: advance: '1024 35 118666268659798484966286942768944312049369367774475796933061 55737351846115552657285664113128114068567379297579754801391033082429223990779366682362906474664072077746 00481658915227196803274009991119196168112506060960169043410771581121113084522220661468549956396754587779 10590824978905786138489706832425528183011 root at remotehost ' debug1: restore_uid debug2: key not found debug1: temporarily_use_uid: 0/1 (e=0) debug1: trying public key file //.ssh/authorized_keys2 debug2: key_type_from_name: unknown key type 'from="remotehost.company.com",command="/usr/local/sbin/rdi std' debug2: user_key_allowed: check options: 'from="remotehost.company.com",command="/usr/local/sbin/rdistd -S",no-port-forwarding,no-pty ssh-dss AAAAB3NzaC1kc3MAAACBAIauk+vg54JiU36Q/8F2Jlyf7cUMMcrItmETEG/OtOuIIa jU9FiN6Xa85o1OFMVm6f6dn7XfPC9tE5MGuM2dE6tqVpeRz7qWdbfPDNY/+pqYKzs72NmQSUFfvglogb7CRb/FqG33COB8m5pC9uN/ZT dHVefy5CpfUZ8qBCjiXdwRAAAAFQDidPKGD0iX/QLo6KahXeFdPX47DwAAAIBwH60/h910+z7Nrcv22bSZI9xjRGeAHzsRtYtHL7VOrB JPS8GEDsoQfgE1ICWhcx210RcZkBEcFcElZurHlQKDc3rCG3qLGSmirrafUButOygTuvlL57RRjLhjizHgo3Nwn2tXnZZIA177u5wN/X VO2Zd39d8koYUdh4qwNlt7YgAAAIAV37lsNDP9caqiQYKw9TyCLPOYhmCaiEBxJ0rdCpxrPGVFLdindW9mrCoFkloNGyaykc14A2Ko6N oTvvLZw71XBqkpTHp8BAlVffsyhVTXAmAHuVLhEb7EaHbq4MQKmYqNXGK29mj28duWQpQJ72JD2OqyDDwZf2voyk1BOI3myA=root at remotehost ' debug1: matching key found: file //.ssh/authorized_keys2, line 1 Found matching DSA key: f7:a2:2d:a0:c0:ee:4c:3f:1e:47:c3:3c:36:11:b8:e9 debug1: restore_uid debug1: ssh_dss_verify: signature correct Root login accepted for forced command. debug2: pam_acct_mgmt() = 0 Accepted publickey for root from 10.100.100.8 port 39955 ssh2 debug1: monitor_child_preauth: root has been authenticated by privileged process debug2: userauth_pubkey: authenticated 1 pkalg ssh-dss ROOT LOGIN REFUSED FROM 10.100.100.8 Failed publickey for root from 10.100.100.8 port 39955 ssh2 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? 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