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Why does SSH password prompt take so long to appear?
I could solve the slow password prompt via ssh – issue by checking Enable DNS Relay in DHCP settings on my dlink router. Afterwards connections with SSH worked within a second. The default configuration forwards every DNS request to the provider. It was slow although I was connecting with ssh [email protected].
What happens when you add a SSH key to a server?
If you add an SSH Key to the control panel after your server is created it will not update an existing virtual server. When you create a new server however you can select the SSH key and it will be installed for the root user instead of having a root password generated.
How to disable password authentication on SSH server?
Disabling password authentication on the server makes your server more secure, but you will be in trouble if you loose your key. If this works, you can set the PasswordAuthentication=no option permanently in the ssh client config file /etc/ssh/ssh_config system-wide or ~/.ssh/config user-specific (on details, see man ssh_config ).
How to get password less connections with SSH?
Check /etc/ssh/sshd_config in the server to ensure that RSAAuthentication, PubkeyAuthentication and UsePAM options aren’t disabled, they can be enabled by default with yes. If you entered a passphrase while generating your client key, then you may try ssh-agent & ssh-add to achieve password-less connections in your session.
Why does the password screen take so long?
The various boot / BISO screens display but there is a pause of anything up to one minute before the password screen is displayed. I have always done light maintenance on the such as defrags, virus scans, CC Cleaner etc so it is well looked after. Is there anything else I can investigate to understand the cause of this prolem? Thank you.
How long does it take to get password on HP laptop?
My wife has a three year old HP Laptop running Windows 10. Recently the time take to reach the password screen has lengthened. The various boot / BISO screens display but there is a pause of anything up to one minute before the password screen is displayed.
What can go wrong with SSH on a server?
There are several things that can go wrong. Add -vvv to make ssh print a detailed trace of what it’s doing, and see where it’s pausing. The problem could be on the client or on the server. A common problem on the server is if you’re connecting from a client for which reverse DNS lookups time out.
What to do if SSH keys keep asking for password?
What I did was, in case you cant use ssh-copy-id like I couldnt. Paste the first line of your key in your “ServerB” authorized_keys file WITHOUT the last 2 characters, then type yourself the missing characters from line 1 and the first one from line 2, this will prevent adding a “new line” between the first and second line of the key.
Why is SSH so slow when DNS relay is disabled?
When DNS relay is disabled, all DHCP clients of the router will be assigned the ISP’s DNS server. After a dhcp release on client and server, connecting via SSH was fast again. HTH. In my case, DNS was resolving over IPv6, for some reason it made ssh slower.
What can go wrong with GSSAPI authentication timing out?
Another thing that can go wrong is GSSAPI authentication timing out. If you don’t know what that is, you’re probably not relying on it; you can turn it off by adding the line GSSAPIAuthentication no to /etc/ssh/ssh_config or ~/.ssh/config (that’s on the client side).