Re: ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host

Juraj Lutter wrote:
> mouss wrote:
>>
>> I tried with secureCRT and with openssh from a
netbsd, debian and 
>> centos boxes. same error.
>> I googled for the error, and it seems popular!
>> - I don't think it's an /etc/host* issue, as I was
connected to the 
>> box multiple times (and I tried from multiple
IPs).
>> - I tried from a vmware hosts with no keys, just to
make sure it's 
>> not a key issue.
>>
>> could this be a dns issue? the host is running a
"caching" bind. I 
>> would prefer not to disable dns lookup, but if this
causes trouble...
>
>
> This seems to be more a /etc/hosts.allow issue.
>

I found the problem:
    fatal: /var/empty must be owned by root and not group or
world-writable.
I have created an account and set the home to /var/empty,
but this 
changed the owner of /var/empty. sigh.

I should have found
    
http://www.darkknight.demon.co.uk/prdb/unix/ssh.html
sooner ;-p

thanks to all who responded.


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