> > 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 [log in to unmask]" Thanks a lot. Wen ------- 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