Check to see what it says in the log.
Which log?
Check to see what it says in the log.
/var/log/auth.log
Could you post a screenshot of the contents of the log file.
From the shell:
Code:cd /var/log cat auth.log
Apr 22 01:01:42 freenas newsyslog[1453]: logfile first created Apr 22 01:01:50 freenas sshd[2275]: Server listening on :: port 22. Apr 22 01:01:50 freenas sshd[2275]: Server listening on 0.0.0.0 port 22. Apr 22 01:02:42 freenas sshd[2275]: Received signal 15; terminating. Apr 22 01:03:45 freenas sshd[3066]: Server listening on :: port 22. Apr 22 01:03:45 freenas sshd[3066]: Server listening on 0.0.0.0 port 22. Apr 22 01:04:00 freenas sshd[3073]: Invalid user root/su from 192.168.1.3 Apr 22 01:04:00 freenas sshd[3073]: Failed none for invalid user root/su from 19 2.168.1.3 port 52143 ssh2 Apr 22 01:04:07 freenas sshd[3073]: Failed password for invalid user root/su fro m 192.168.1.3 port 52143 ssh2 Apr 22 01:04:12 freenas last message repeated 3 times Apr 22 01:05:00 freenas sshd[3086]: Failed password for root from 192.168.1.3 po rt 52144 ssh2 Apr 22 01:09:31 freenas sshd[3169]: Invalid user root/su from 192.168.1.3 Apr 22 01:09:31 freenas sshd[3169]: Failed none for invalid user root/su from 19 2.168.1.3 port 52172 ssh2 Apr 22 01:10:13 freenas sshd[3196]: Failed password for root from 192.168.1.3 po rt 52174 ssh2 Apr 22 02:09:44 freenas sshd[5206]: Failed password for root from 192.168.1.3 po rt 54353 ssh2 Apr 22 02:09:48 freenas last message repeated 2 times [root@freenas /var/log]#
Apr 22 01:01:42 freenas newsyslog[1453]: logfile first created Apr 22 01:01:50 freenas sshd[2275]: Server listening on 0.0.0.0 port 22. Apr 22 01:02:42 freenas sshd[2275]: Received signal 15; terminating. Apr 22 01:03:45 freenas sshd[3066]: Server listening on :: port 22. Apr 22 01:03:45 freenas sshd[3066]: Server listening on 0.0.0.0 port 22. Apr 22 01:04:00 freenas sshd[3073]: Invalid user root/su from 192.168.1.3 Apr 22 01:04:00 freenas sshd[3073]: Failed none for invalid user root/su from 19 2.168.1.3 port 52143 ssh2 Apr 22 01:04:07 freenas sshd[3073]: Failed password for invalid user root/su fro m 192.168.1.3 port 52143 ssh2 Apr 22 01:04:12 freenas last message repeated 3 times Apr 22 01:05:00 freenas sshd[3086]: Failed password for root from 192.168.1.3 po rt 52144 ssh2 Apr 22 01:09:31 freenas sshd[3169]: Invalid user root/su from 192.168.1.3 Apr 22 01:09:31 freenas sshd[3169]: Failed none for invalid user root/su from 19 2.168.1.3 port 52172 ssh2 Apr 22 01:10:13 freenas sshd[3196]: Failed password for root from 192.168.1.3 po rt 52174 ssh2 Apr 22 02:09:44 freenas sshd[5206]: Failed password for root from 192.168.1.3 po rt 54353 ssh2 Apr 22 02:09:48 freenas last message repeated 2 times Apr 22 16:44:48 freenas sshd[20041]: Failed password for root from 192.168.1.3 p ort 64124 ssh2 Apr 22 16:44:56 freenas last message repeated 5 times [root@freenas /var/log]#
Try changing your root password to something else, retest, and check the log again.
As you can see, it doesn't like the password for root.
Apr 22 01:01:42 freenas newsyslog[1453]: logfile first created Apr 22 01:01:50 freenas sshd[2275]: Server listening on :: port 22. Apr 22 01:01:50 freenas sshd[2275]: Server listening on 0.0.0.0 port 22. Apr 22 01:02:42 freenas sshd[2275]: Received signal 15; terminating. Apr 22 01:03:45 freenas sshd[3066]: Server listening on :: port 22. Apr 22 01:03:45 freenas sshd[3066]: Server listening on 0.0.0.0 port 22. Apr 22 01:04:00 freenas sshd[3073]: Invalid user root/su from 192.168.1.3 Apr 22 01:04:00 freenas sshd[3073]: Failed none for invalid user root/su from 19 2.168.1.3 port 52143 ssh2 Apr 22 01:04:07 freenas sshd[3073]: Failed password for invalid user root/su fro m 192.168.1.3 port 52143 ssh2 Apr 22 01:04:12 freenas last message repeated 3 times Apr 22 01:05:00 freenas sshd[3086]: Failed password for root from 192.168.1.3 po rt 52144 ssh2 Apr 22 01:09:31 freenas sshd[3169]: Invalid user root/su from 192.168.1.3 Apr 22 01:09:31 freenas sshd[3169]: Failed none for invalid user root/su from 19 2.168.1.3 port 52172 ssh2 Apr 22 01:10:13 freenas sshd[3196]: Failed password for root from 192.168.1.3 po rt 52174 ssh2 Apr 22 02:09:44 freenas sshd[5206]: Failed password for root from 192.168.1.3 po rt 54353 ssh2 Apr 22 02:09:48 freenas last message repeated 2 times Apr 22 16:44:48 freenas sshd[20041]: Failed password for root from 192.168.1.3 p ort 64124 ssh2 Apr 22 16:44:56 freenas last message repeated 5 times Apr 22 17:05:02 freenas sshd[20914]: Invalid user root from 192.168.1.3 Apr 22 17:05:02 freenas sshd[20914]: Failed none for invalid user root from 192 .168.1.3 port 64526 ssh2 Apr 22 17:05:06 freenas sshd[20914]: Failed password for invalid user root from 192.168.1.3 port 64526 ssh2 Apr 22 17:05:18 freenas last message repeated 3 times
It looks like you might have added a space after typing "root" this time. Type it slowly, one character at a time.
We already knew about the failed logins, by reading the log? In real use, seeing this, might tip you that someone's trying to hack into your box.
At this point, I think we're at a point where it should work, I just don't know why it doesn't.