[Freeipa-users] 14: No supported authentication methods available

[Rob Crittenden]

Terry John wrote:
> This turned out to be a setting in /etc/ssh/sshd_config which gets
> overridden by ipa-client-install. Needed to un-comment
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> PasswordAuthentication yes

Glad you got it fixed but I don't think ipa-client-install was
responsible for this change. It does make changes to sshd_config but not
to this directive.

rob

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> *From:*freeipa-users-bounces at redhat.com
> [mailto:freeipa-users-bounces at redhat.com] *On Behalf Of *Terry John
> *Sent:* 18 February 2016 11:41
> *To:* freeipa-users at redhat.com
> *Subject:* [Freeipa-users] 14: No supported authentication methods available
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> I have an AWS instance running Centos 6.7 correctly configured for
> freeipa but I needed to make a backup machine which would remain live.
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> I created a clone of the machine and changed the host name and the
> settings in /etc/hosts. When I tried to run ipa-client-install it told
> me to run the uninstall which I did. This had the worrying effect of not
> being able to log into my original live server but thankfully after a
> while it came good. I don’t know why.
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> Back on the new server I ran ‘ipa-client-install --enable-dns-updates
> –mkhomedir’ and it seemed to run ok. The host was created on the freeipa
> GUI and I added it to the same host group as the original server. But
> when I try to log in via SSH I get the error ‘No supported
> authentication methods available’. I do have root access via the AWS Key
> file.
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> As far as I can tell all the relevant settings seem the same between the
> two servers but one works and the other doesn’t. I can kinit and klist
> using my freeipa account. ‘getent netgroup my-servergroup’ works fine.
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> I can’t seem to find anything relevant in the sssd logs and
> /var/log/secure just give me the same error of no supported
> authentication methods available
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> I have noticed in /var/log/messages when I restart sssd and error which
> may be relevant but can’t find anything useful so far
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> sssd[be[my.domain.net]]: dereference processing failed : Input/output error
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> Thanks
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> Terry
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