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sadsquid
sadsquid

Reputation: 107

SSH localhost authentication failed mac

Testing ssh functionality on my Mac and wondering why SSH into localhost just with the command:

$ ssh localhost

Prompts me for a password, and responds with

Password: 
localhost: Authentication failed.

on the first attempt (after entering correct local password), and consistently follows up with more prompts if I enter the wrong password or nothing:

$ ssh localhost
Password:
Password:
Password:
squid@localhost's password:
Received disconnect from ::1 port 22:2: Too many authentication failures
Authentication failed.

The behavior is different if I enter the right password, so I know my password is correct. But why would authentication still fail? Please help!

Upvotes: 1

Views: 3470

Answers (1)

sadsquid
sadsquid

Reputation: 107

UPDATE : Figured it out. It's a setting with local file sharing. Not sure why but out of the box configurations don't allow for an ssh into localhost. To fix: Open System Preferences -> Sharing -> Check Remote Login (make sure your user is included)

Upvotes: 2

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