>
> I can't duplicate with my MacOS X.4 box here.. try the following:
>
> ssh -v [log in to unmask]
>
> which shell are you using on the mac when doing htis?
>

Hello, Stephen,

I am using csh but if "finger myaccountnameonmac" it gives "Shell:/ 
bin/bash"

On the SL 4 machine, the login name is the same as the one on Mac,  
but the username is sightly different (wxxx yxxx on Mac OS X compared  
to Wxxx Yxxx on SL 4 Linux)

If "finger myaccountnameonSL4" on SL 4 Linux machine, it gives  
"Shell:/bin/csh".

Here below is what I get after running "ssh -v  
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Thanks a lot.

Wen

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  ssh -v [log in to unmask]
OpenSSH_3.8.1p1, OpenSSL 0.9.7b 10 Apr 2003
debug1: Reading configuration data /etc/ssh_config
debug1: Connecting to 192.168.2.3 [192.168.2.3] port 22.
debug1: Connection established.
debug1: identity file /Users/wenfei/.ssh/identity type -1
debug1: identity file /Users/wenfei/.ssh/id_rsa type -1
debug1: identity file /Users/wenfei/.ssh/id_dsa type -1
debug1: Remote protocol version 1.99, remote software version  
OpenSSH_3.9p1
debug1: match: OpenSSH_3.9p1 pat OpenSSH*
debug1: Enabling compatibility mode for protocol 2.0
debug1: Local version string SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_3.8.1p1
debug1: An invalid name was supplied
Cannot determine realm for numeric host address

debug1: An invalid name was supplied
A parameter was malformed
Validation error

debug1: An invalid name was supplied
Cannot determine realm for numeric host address

debug1: An invalid name was supplied
A parameter was malformed
Validation error

debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT sent
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT received
debug1: kex: server->client aes128-cbc hmac-md5 none
debug1: kex: client->server aes128-cbc hmac-md5 none
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_REQUEST(1024<1024<8192) sent
debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_GROUP
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_INIT sent
debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_REPLY
debug1: Host '192.168.2.3' is known and matches the RSA host key.
debug1: Found key in /Users/wenfei/.ssh/known_hosts:1
debug1: ssh_rsa_verify: signature correct
debug1: SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS sent
debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS
debug1: SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS received
debug1: SSH2_MSG_SERVICE_REQUEST sent
debug1: SSH2_MSG_SERVICE_ACCEPT received
debug1: Authentications that can continue: publickey,gssapi-with- 
mic,password
debug1: Next authentication method: gssapi-with-mic
debug1: An invalid name was supplied
Cannot determine realm for numeric host address
debug1: An invalid name was supplied
Cannot determine realm for numeric host address

debug1: Next authentication method: publickey
debug1: Trying private key: /Users/wenfei/.ssh/identity
debug1: Trying private key: /Users/wenfei/.ssh/id_rsa
debug1: Trying private key: /Users/wenfei/.ssh/id_dsa
debug1: Next authentication method: password
[log in to unmask] password:
Connection closed by 192.168.x.x