RE: PIX denying SSH Access - until I run PDM?

["Paul Melson" <pmelson () gmail com>]

I have a hunch that you may have an 'aaa authentication' rule that's causing
this problem.  Would you be willing to post the output of 'show aaa' from a
PIX with this affliction?  Of course, sanitize it to prevent any unnecessary
disclosures such as user names or public IP addresses.

PaulM

-----Original Message-----
Subject: [fw-wiz] PIX denying SSH Access - until I run PDM?

The symptom is that a few weeks will pass since I last logged onto the fw
using ssh; and I'll attempt to; but instead of being prompted for a
userid/password the client will simply sit there and stare at me while doing
nothing - no errors. If I'm using Kermit (usual) it'll just sit on the blank
black screen until it times out. Other clients produce similar behavior.

The odd part is that I discovered through trial and error that if access the
PIX via PDM after the failed SSH attempt - even if the PDM connection is not
completed - I can then attach via SSH.

This is such a bizarre problem that I've been reluctant to post it; but I've
encountered it so many times now that my curiousity has gotten the better of
me!

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