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Disable password, SSH works (Ubuntu)

  • Posted December 5, 2013

Hi, I have created a new user (non-root) with SSH key. I can login using SSH key though Pageant. But when i remove my key from Pageant, I am also able to login through my password.

I have done the following in /etc/ssh/sshd_config: PasswordAuthentication no UsePAM no

Sudo reload ssh

What other settings am i missing out to prevent successful password logins?! Thank you!

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thomas07vt • December 15, 2015

I was having the same issue. I did 2 things that which solved my problem (not sure which one did the trick)

  • Restarted my droplet:

sudo reboot

  • On my client machine, removed my “known_hosts” entry for my server:

ssh-keygen -f /home/<user>/.ssh/known_hosts -R ip.ip.ip.ip

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gdecris • April 25, 2015
ChallengeResponseAuthentication no
PasswordAuthentication no

sudo service ssh restart
Kamal Nasser • December 5, 2013

I recommend reverting UsePAM to its original value and restarting ssh: <br><pre>sudo service ssh restart</pre> <br> <br>Then try logging in with your password.

flyingfoxlee • March 27, 2014

set ChallengeResponseAuthentication no in /etc/ssh/sshd_config

f1dc16eda41571f12bf5d14705a5aef0 • December 5, 2013

Hi Kamal, Sorry seems like I wasn’t clear earlier. I am able to login using my password & SSH key. but for higher security, i would like to disable my password and only use SSH key to connect. I’ve set ‘PasswordAuthentication no’ and ‘UsePAM no’ but with these settings, i can still login with my password. Any idea why? thanks :))