Re: Remote access to server without keys, only password

[Michael Albinus]

Luke Swart <address@hidden> writes:

[Pls keep the Cc for the archives]

> Hi Michael,

Hi Luke,

> Here is the debug log from my buffer *debug tramp/ssh
> address@hidden after 2 attempts to log in with the command C-x
> C-f /ssh:address@hidden:~/. It is a Digital Ocean server with no
> ssh keys; just a password to login, but TRAMP does not prompt me for
> any password.

Tramp sends a password, but a wrong one:

> 19:58:17.561007 tramp-send-command (6) # exec ssh -l root  -e none 
> 104.131.130.192
> 19:58:19.457169 tramp-accept-process-output (10) # 
> address@hidden's password: 
> 19:58:19.463921 tramp-action-password (3) # Sending password
> 19:58:21.526264 tramp-process-actions (6) # 
> address@hidden's password: 
> Received disconnect from 104.131.130.192: 2: Too many authentication failures 
> for root

I suspect, you have somewhere defined a password for that host in
.authinfo or .netrc, which is sent by Tramp.

> Thanks!
> Luke

Best regards, Michael.