This looks like the same issue - 
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-networking-3/ssh-access-denied-putty-782163/

Chris

On 05/03/2011 11:05 PM, Francisco J. Guzmán wrote:
> hello:
> All "/etc/security/access.conf" lines are commented!
> So I think it doesn't have anything to do with the message.
> Output from dmesg is attached.
>
> BTW: when I tried to scp the dmesg file from remote SL6.0, the label 
> appeared again just before the request for user's password. Does it 
> have something to do with SSH?
>
> - Francisco
>
> On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 3:07 PM, Ken Teh <[log in to unmask] 
> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
>
>     Check /etc/security/access.conf.
>
>
>
>     On 05/03/2011 01:51 PM, Francisco J. Guzmán wrote:
>
>         Hello:
>
>         All SL6.0 local systems have SELinux disabled. "Access denied"
>         label is shown in the text mode logon screen.
>
>         Thanks.
>
>         /*- Francisco.*/
>
>         On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 6:30 AM, Phil Schaffner
>         <[log in to unmask]
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>         <mailto:[log in to unmask]
>         <mailto:[log in to unmask]>>> wrote:
>
>            Francisco J. Guzmán wrote on 05/02/2011 09:19 PM:
>
>                Hello:
>
>                Please notice I started to receive the output "Access
>         denied" between
>                "Login as:" and "Password" at logon process. Local
>         systems allow users
>                to login anyway but the label makes them to complain
>         and ask why.
>
>                Have anyone seen this behavior?
>
>
>            I have not seen it, but it seems likely to be a SELinux
>         problem.  Is SELinux in Enforcing mode?  Anything in the logs?
>
>            Phil
>
>
>
>
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