Comments on: Configuring SSHD to allow remote login to CentOS 5.2 using Putty http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/configuring-sshd-to-allow-remote-login-to-centos-52-using-putty/ Tue, 21 May 2013 03:16:34 +0000 hourly 1 By: petkoa http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/configuring-sshd-to-allow-remote-login-to-centos-52-using-putty/#comment-81209 petkoa Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:21:41 +0000 #comment-81209 If you are sure your password is correct, then probably your sshd is configured to accept only key authentication?

Look up the value of “PasswordAuthentication” option in your /etc/ssh/sshd.conf file – it should be yes, if you really want to log-in with a password.

There is another option which can prevent your password log-in if you are logging in as root – “PermitRootLogin” (see man sshd_config for details)

On my opinion, it’s OK to log-in with password as a regular user, but better use key authentication when logging in as root.

BR,

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