Re: Cannot SFTP into FreeBSD boxes with Midnight Commander

Reply: iio7_a_tutanota.com: "Re: Cannot SFTP into FreeBSD boxes with Midnight Commander"
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From: Olivier <Olivier.Nicole_at_cs.ait.ac.th>
Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2022 02:22:10 UTC

iio7@tutanota.com writes:

> Apparently the default option for "PasswordAuthentication" is set to
> "no" in sshd_config on FreeBSD, which is what is causing the error. On
> OpenBSD and Linux it's default "yes".

I just checked on a machine I am currently installing and the
"PasswordAuthentication No" is commented out by dedfault and I can SSH
to that machine. It may depend on the level of security you choose when
installing FreeBSD?

It is good you found the problem.

Best regards,

Olivier

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