ssh closes after i authenticate

[blitzer]

Hi,

I have a weird problem, hope someone can help give some solutions or advice.
I just migrated directadmin from an old server (fedora core) to a new cent os machine.

After the migration was complete, all data restored and i was happy

Then i found that when i ssh into my new server, the session closes right after i key in the user (admin) and password.
I did a 'passwd admin' to reset the password however it still doesnt work.

I know its not a password issue because i can login to the directadmin control panel using the admin account.

 

[mr.applesauce]

Check for errors in /var/log/messages. More then likely the user isnt in allowedusers in sshd_config

 

[blitzer]

Thanks for your reply.

I did check the log messages but nothing came out.

Also the allowedusers has been added when I did the migration.

I have tried adding other users and ssh in with no issues but prefer to have only admin in the root wheel group.

Any other advice or suggestions?

 

[nobaloney]

The admin user needs to be a real user, with a real home directory (/home/admin) and a real shell set in the /etc/passwd file.

And of course the permissions in /home/admin need to be right.

Jeff

 

[blitzer]

The admin user needs to be a real user, with a real home directory (/home/admin) and a real shell set in the /etc/passwd file.

And of course the permissions in /home/admin need to be right.

Jeff

Hi Jeff,

Yes the admin user is a real user with a real home directory.
I can see the admin user in /etc/passwd.

However i am still unable to ssh in without the session closing on me.
I dare not remove the admin account and recreate it because its account in DA is holding 2 of my main domains.

Any other advice?

 

[tillo]

There must be some kind of error somewhere in /var/log/messages, /var/log/auth.log, /var/log/secure, etc.
Most likely the admin user doesn't have a valid shell, is not listed in the AllowUsers list within /etc/ssh/sshd_config or has a .bashrc/.profile file in his home directory that exits with an error. This last case is the only one not showing any error in the log files.