openssh unix dev - Sep 2015 - UI-related change to PasswordAuthentication in sshd_config file

Hi Nolan,

The default sshd configuration file is often distribution-dependant. It means
that even if upstream changed it, the result would not always be propaged in the
distrib packages.
>
> Hello SSH developers,
> 
> I spent about 2 hours today trying to track down why disabling passwords
> wasn't working on my Linux <Ubuntu> machine. I would like to
propose the
> following change to sshd_config:60
> 
> Before:
> # Change to no to disable tunnelled clear text passwords
> #PasswordAuthentication yes
> 
> After:
> # Change to no to disable tunnelled clear text passwords
> PasswordAuthentication yes
> 
> I had done the usual "change yes to no", but on my non-colored
editor on
> the server I didn't notice the additional "#" at the
beginning of the line.
> I know that server admins probably have a different opinion on this change,
> but for new users doing basic stuff the less steps and little details the
> better.
> 
> Thanks for the consideration!
> 
> Nolan
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>

Ok, good to know. Thank you

On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 1:35 PM, Benjamin Ziirish Sans <ziirish at
ziirish.info>
wrote:
> Hi Nolan,
>
> The default sshd configuration file is often distribution-dependant. It
> means that even if upstream changed it, the result would not always be
> propaged in the distrib packages.
>
> >
> > Hello SSH developers,
> >
> > I spent about 2 hours today trying to track down why disabling
passwords
> > wasn't working on my Linux <Ubuntu> machine. I would like to
propose the
> > following change to sshd_config:60
> >
> > Before:
> > # Change to no to disable tunnelled clear text passwords
> > #PasswordAuthentication yes
> >
> > After:
> > # Change to no to disable tunnelled clear text passwords
> > PasswordAuthentication yes
> >
> > I had done the usual "change yes to no", but on my
non-colored editor on
> > the server I didn't notice the additional "#" at the
beginning of the
> line.
> > I know that server admins probably have a different opinion on this
> change,
> > but for new users doing basic stuff the less steps and little details
the
> > better.
> >
> > Thanks for the consideration!
> >
> > Nolan
> > _______________________________________________
> > openssh-unix-dev mailing list
> > openssh-unix-dev at mindrot.org
> > https://lists.mindrot.org/mailman/listinfo/openssh-unix-dev
> >