I want to use PuTTY with username and password instead of ssh keys.
I edited /etc/ssh/sshd_config and uncommented '#PasswordAuthentication yes '
Then I restarted ssh with 'service ssh restart'
But, when I try and use PuTTY to log into server PuTTY does not connect and gives the "Network error: Software caused connection abort" message.
What am I screwing up?
If you are continually encountering this issue I would recommend attempting to log into the console in the control panel. If you have a password and shell set for your user you will be able to log in there as it does not depend on your ssh service. I would then recommend checking /var/log/auth.log and the other log files in /var/log for your ssh login attempts and you should find more information on why they failed.
Hi! I am having the same problem. I can acces my droplet via "Console Acces" inside my browser, but not via Putty. I have tried both user/pass and public/private key. I get the same "Network error: Software caused connection abort".
*I am using Windows 10
Same Problem here also. Seems that its the Problem of windows OS. Tried from different machine and it works there. However, the Putty and Filezilla/ Cyberduck shows the error on my PC.
Tried formatting the whole PC and install fresh windows 10 with no luck.
Had the same trying to connect via putty to a netapp. what worked for me was settings a different new ip on the nic of the netapp, and then setting the old correct ip on that same nic again.
does putty have a way to add options? Like: ssh -v youruser@yourdomain.com
adding the -v will give you some more output which can help figure out what is going on.
Also, be sure to check permissions on your .ssh folder for your user: