delay after ssh'ing into a server

[Bill Tangren]

Mahesh Pokala wrote:
> Check /etc/resolv.conf  for valid dns entries
> Check /etc/nsswitch.conf  for valid entries.
> 

I don't see anything unusual in them, and I haven't changed them. Also, they are 
the same as the same files on the other servers, and those servers don't have 
this problem. I've tried this from several different servers. I've also asked 
others to try, and they have the same problem.

> Mahesh
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Bill Tangren
> Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 1:29 PM
> To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list
> Subject: delay after ssh'ing into a server
> 
> I am having an odd problem with one of my RHEL servers. When I issue the command to ssh into it:
> 
> $ ssh aa
> 
> there is a 30 second delay before I get the password prompt. I tried deleting the appropriate line in ~/.ssh/known-hosts and trying it again, but I still got a 30 second delay before I got this message:
> 
> The authenticity of host 'aa (10.1.5.93)' can't be established.
> RSA key fingerprint is <a:long:hex:number>.
> Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)? yes
> Warning: Permanently added 'aa,10.1.5.93' (RSA) to the list of known hosts.
> 
> This is what the log looks like during this time:
> 
> Oct  5 14:52:30 aa xinetd[3098]: START: ssh pid=23524 from=10.1.5.58 Oct  5 18:53:12 aa sshd[23567]: Accepted password for bjt from 10.1.5.58 port
> 32818 ssh2
> Oct  5 14:53:12 aa sshd[23524]: Accepted password for bjt from 10.1.5.58 port
> 32818 ssh2
> 
> Notice the 42 second time delay. The first line appeared in the log just after I send the "ssh aa" command.
> 
> I must have done something to make the system delay after receiving the connection request, but I can't imagine what. Googling turned up nothing for me.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> Bill Tangren
> 
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