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I failed in ssh connection to a server. Here is the output of connection

$ ssh -v [server] OpenSSH_5.1p1 Debian-3ubuntu1, OpenSSL 0.9.8g 19 Oct 2007 debug1: Reading configuration data /home/tim/.ssh/config debug1: Reading configuration data /etc/ssh/ssh_config debug1: Applying options for * debug1: Connecting to [server] [server ip] port 22. debug1: Connection established. debug1: identity file /home/tim/.ssh/identity type -1 debug1: identity file /home/tim/.ssh/id_rsa type 1 debug1: Checking blacklist file /usr/share/ssh/blacklist.RSA-2048 debug1: Checking blacklist file /etc/ssh/blacklist.RSA-2048 debug1: identity file /home/tim/.ssh/id_dsa type -1 ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host`

Anyone know what's wrong? Thanks and regards!

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Check to see if the IP you are connecting from is showing up in /etc/hosts.deny on the remote server, and also check to see if you have lots of failed login attempts in /var/log/secure. If you do, delete those entries out of both files and you can sometime get back in.

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    Thanks! My IP is in hosts.deny on the remote server. So does it mean there is no way for my computer to access the server? BTW I don't have permission to see /var/log/secure. Commented Oct 27, 2009 at 1:54
  • if you can get the superuser on that computer to remove your IP from those 2 files, you should be good again. Unless it is SE linux which I know nothing about... :) Commented Oct 27, 2009 at 9:31
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sh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host even if the key is correct

Login via console or try login multiple times in ssh

Then check the permission of /var/log/btmp it must be 600 chmod 600 /var/log/btmp

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Also, try logging in without using your private key. the only way i know to do this is to temporarily move aside your private key file.

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