[ale] odd problem with SSHd.

[Emil P. Man]

tom sawyer wrote:

>Hello all,
>
>I'm having an odd problem with a linux system running
>sshd.  There are times when a particular remote system
>stops sending traffic back to me.  When I try ssh'ing
>to it, it lets me put in a username/password but then
>just sits there with a blinking cursor.  I can ping
>the machine just fine.  The only way currently to fix
>it is to have the client reboot the machine.  Does
>anyone have any ideas on where to begin looking for
>reasons?  I've looked at /var/log/messages and it
>doesn't show anything for the time when this happens. 
>I've looked at /var/log/secure but it doesn't show
>anything unless I close the connection without putting
>in the password.
>
>Thanks,
>Tom
>
>
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Do you get a shell? or just a cursor?