>> But instead i get >> centos: sshd[7929]: pam_unix(sshd:session): session opened for user >> <username> > > "pam_unix" should be an indication that <username> appears in the local > unix password files. Make sure that it doesn't. Nope. None of the usernames i tried is in /etc/passwd or /etc/shadow > > What do /etc/pam.d/sshd and /etc/pam.d/system-auth contain, currently? /etc/pam.d/sshd: ---------------- #%PAM-1.0 auth required pam_sepermit.so auth substack password-auth auth include postlogin account required pam_nologin.so account include password-auth password include password-auth # pam_selinux.so close should be the first session rule session required pam_selinux.so close session required pam_loginuid.so # pam_selinux.so open should only be followed by sessions to be executed in the user context session required pam_selinux.so open env_params session optional pam_keyinit.so force revoke session include password-auth session include postlogin session required pam_mkhomedir.so skel=/etc/skel/ umask=0077 /etc/pam.d/system-auth: ----------------------- #%PAM-1.0 # This file is auto-generated. # User changes will be destroyed the next time authconfig is run. auth required pam_env.so auth sufficient pam_unix.so nullok try_first_pass auth requisite pam_succeed_if.so uid >= 200 quiet_success auth sufficient pam_sss.so use_first_pass auth required pam_deny.so auth required pam_env.so auth optional pam_gnome_keyring.so account required pam_unix.so broken_shadow account sufficient pam_succeed_if.so uid < 2000 quiet account [default=bad success=ok user_unknown=ignore] pam_sss.so account required pam_permit.so account requisite pam_unix.so try_first_pass account sufficient pam_localuser.so account required pam_sss.so use_first_pass account sufficient pam_localuser.so password requisite pam_pwquality.so try_first_pass local_users_only retry=3 authtok_type= password sufficient pam_unix.so md5 shadow nullok try_first_pass use_authtok password sufficient pam_sss.so use_authtok password required pam_deny.so password requisite pam_cracklib.so password optional pam_gnome_keyring.so use_authtok password sufficient pam_unix.so use_authtok nullok shadow try_first_pass password required pam_sss.so use_authtok session optional pam_keyinit.so revoke session required pam_limits.so -session optional pam_systemd.so session [success=1 default=ignore] pam_succeed_if.so service in crond quiet use_uid session required pam_unix.so session sufficient pam_sss.so session required pam_unix.so try_first_pass session optional pam_umask.so session optional pam_gnome_keyring.so auto_start only_if=gdm,gdm-password,lxdm,lightdm With kind regards, ulrich