SSH

General Server Log Messages

Disconnected: Host not allowed to connect

Disallowed connect from denied host. '<message>'

The server has disconnected the client because the client is not allowed to connect.

Facility: SSH_LOGFACILITY_DAEMON

Level: SSH_LOG_WARNING

Disconnected: Protocol error

Protocol error in [local|remote]: '<message>'

Disconnecting because of a protocol error in local or remote end.

Facility: SSH_LOGFACILITY_DAEMON

Level: SSH_LOG_WARNING

Disconnected: Key exchange failed

Key exchange failed in [local|remote]: '<message>'

Disconnecting because key exchange failed in local or remote end.

Facility: SSH_LOGFACILITY_DAEMON

Level: SSH_LOG_WARNING

Disconnected: Illegal code

RESERVED (this is an illegal code) in [local|remote]: '<message>'

Disconnecting, with illegal code as reason.

Facility: SSH_LOGFACILITY_DAEMON

Level: SSH_LOG_WARNING

Disconnected: MAC failed

MAC failed in [local|remote], disconnecting: '<message>'

Disconnecting because MAC failed in local or remote end.

Facility: SSH_LOGFACILITY_DAEMON

Level: SSH_LOG_WARNING

Disconnected: Compression error

compression error in [local|remote], disconnecting: '<message>'

Disconnecting because of a compression error.

Facility: SSH_LOGFACILITY_DAEMON

Level: SSH_LOG_WARNING

Disconnected: Service not available

service not available: '<message>'

Disconnecting because a requested service was not available.

Facility: SSH_LOGFACILITY_DAEMON

Level: SSH_LOG_WARNING

Disconnected: Protocol version not supported

protocol version not supported in [local|remote]: '<message>'

Disconnecting because the protocol version was not supported.

Facility: SSH_LOGFACILITY_DAEMON

Level: SSH_LOG_INFORMATIONAL

Disconnected: Host key not verified

host key not verifiable in [local|remote]: '<message>'

Disconnecting because the host key could not be verified.

Facility: SSH_LOGFACILITY_DAEMON

Level: SSH_LOG_WARNING

Disconnected: Connection was lost

connection lost: '<message>'

Disconnecting because the connection was lost.

Facility: SSH_LOGFACILITY_DAEMON

Level: SSH_LOG_INFORMATIONAL

Disconnected: Disconnected by application

disconnected by application in [local|remote]: '<message>'

Disconnected by application.

Facility: SSH_LOGFACILITY_DAEMON

Level: SSH_LOG_INFORMATIONAL

Disconnected: Too many connections

too many connections : '<message>'

Disconnected because the internal connection limit was exceeded.

Facility: SSH_LOGFACILITY_DAEMON

Level: SSH_LOG_INFORMATIONAL

Disconnected: User authentication failed

User authentication failed: '<message>'

Disconnected because the user authentication failed. This message should only occur when the other end is of version 2.0.13 or earlier.

Facility: SSH_LOGFACILITY_DAEMON

Level: SSH_LOG_WARNING

Disconnected: Authentication cancelled by user

authentication cancelled by user: '<message>'

Disconnected because the authentication was cancelled by the user.

Facility: SSH_LOGFACILITY_DAEMON

Level: SSH_LOG_INFORMATIONAL

Disconnected: No more authentication methods

no more authentication methods on [local|remote]: '<message>'

Disconnected because of running out of authentication methods. This generally means that the client failed in all the authentication methods available on the server.

Facility: SSH_LOGFACILITY_DAEMON

Level: SSH_LOG_INFORMATIONALG

Disconnected: Illegal username

illegal user name : '<message>'

Disconnected because the user name was illegal.

Facility: SSH_LOGFACILITY_DAEMON

Level: SSH_LOG_INFORMATIONAL

Disconnected: Unknown reason

Unknown reason code '<reason-code>' for disconnect. msg: '<message>'

Disconnected, reason code unknown.

Facility: SSH_LOGFACILITY_DAEMON

Level: SSH_LOG_ERROR

Idle timeout exceeded

Idle timeout exceeded.

The idle timeout limit was exceeded.

Facility: SSH_LOGFACILITY_DAEMON

Level: SSH_LOG_WARNING

Remote protocol version string received

Remote protocol version: <version-string>

The server has received the remote protocol version string from the client.

Facility: SSH_LOGFACILITY_DAEMON

Level: SSH_LOG_SSH_LOG_INFORMATIONAL

User authenticated

User <login-name> (uid <uid-number>), coming from <host>, authenticated.

A general message stating that a user has been successfully authenticated.

Facility: SSH_LOGFACILITY_DAEMON

Level: SSH_LOG_NOTICE

User authenticated, root login

ROOT LOGIN: User <login-name> (uid <uid-number>), coming from <host>, authenticated.

General message stating that a superuser has been successfully authenticated.

Facility: SSH_LOGFACILITY_DAEMON

Level: SSH_LOG_NOTICE

User authentication failed

Authentication failed for user <login-name>, coming from <host>.

An user tried to log in, but failed the user authentication.

Facility: SSH_LOGFACILITY_DAEMON

Level: SSH_LOG_WARNING

User logged out

Logout for user <login-name>.

The specified user has now logged out or has been logged out.

Facility: SSH_LOGFACILITY_DAEMON

Level: SSH_LOG_INFORMATIONAL

Login grace time exceeded

LoginGraceTime exceeded.

The LoginGraceTime value was exceeded. This means that the client did not succeed in logging in during time limit defined by the configuration option LoginGraceTime.

Facility: SSH_LOGFACILITY_DAEMON

Level: SSH_LOG_WARNING

Connection received

connection from "<host>" (listen port: <listen- port>)

The server has received a connection from a host.

Facility: SSH_LOGFACILITY_DAEMON

Level: SSH_LOG_INFORMATIONAL

Connection received in interface

connection from "<host>" (listen iface: <address>:<port>)

The server has received a connection from a host to a port on specific interface.

Facility: SSH_LOGFACILITY_DAEMON

Level: SSH_LOG_INFORMATIONAL

Refused connection: too many open connections

Refusing connection from "<host>". Too many open connections (max <maximum-connections>, now open <open- connections>).

The server has refused a connection because it would have otherwise exceeded the limit of simultaneously open connections.

Facility: SSH_LOGFACILITY_DAEMON

Level: SSH_LOG_WARNING

Denied connection because of tcp_wrappers

Denied connection from <connection-originator> by tcp wrappers.

The server has refused a connection because it was denied by tcp_wrappers.

Facility: SSH_LOGFACILITY_DAEMON

Level: SSH_LOG_WARNING

Forking for new connection failed

Forking a server for a new connection failed.

The server tried to fork to handle a new connection, but the forking failed.

Facility: SSH_LOGFACILITY_DAEMON

Level: SSH_LOG_WARNING

Server warning

WARNING: <message>

A warning was received from the server.

Facility: SSH_LOGFACILITY_DAEMON

Level: SSH_LOG_WARNING

Fatal server error

FATAL ERROR: <message>

The server has encountered a fatal error condition.

Facility: SSH_LOGFACILITY_DAEMON

Level: SSH_LOG_ERROR

SIGHUP handler received an invalid signal

Invalid signal received by SIGHUP-handler.

Server's SIGHUP handler received an illegal signal.

Facility: SSH_LOGFACILITY_DAEMON

Level: SSH_LOG_WARNING

License file error

License file error: <message>

The server encountered an error when checking the license file.

Facility: SSH_LOGFACILITY_DAEMON

Level: SSH_LOG_ERROR

Server restarting

restarting...

The server is restarting.

Facility: SSH_LOGFACILITY_DAEMON

Level: SSH_LOG_WARNING

Server starting in inetd mode

Starting daemon in inetd mode.

The server is starting in inetd mode.

Facility: SSH_LOGFACILITY_DAEMON

Level: SSH_LOG_WARNING

Server created a listener

Listener created on <address>:<port>.

The server has successfully created a listener.

Facility: SSH_LOGFACILITY_DAEMON

Level: SSH_LOG_WARNING

Server created an UDP listener

UDP Listener created on <address>:<port>.

The server has successfully created an UDP listener.

Facility: SSH_LOGFACILITY_DAEMON

Level: SSH_LOG_WARNING

Setsid failed

setsid: <error-message>

A call to setsid failed in the server.

Facility: SSH_LOGFACILITY_DAEMON

Level: SSH_LOG_NOTICE

Server running

Daemon is running.

The server process has successfully performed all initialization operations and is now listening for connections.

Facility: SSH_LOGFACILITY_DAEMON

Level: SSH_LOG_WARNING

SIG(INT|TERM) handler received an illegal signal

Invalid signal received by SIG(INT|TERM)-handler.

Server's SIG(INT|TERM) handler received an illegal signal.

Facility: SSH_LOGFACILITY_DAEMON

Level: SSH_LOG_WARNING

SIGUSR1 handler received an illegal signal

Invalid signal received by SIGUSR1-handler.

Server's SIGUSR1 handler received an illegal signal.

Facility: SSH_LOGFACILITY_DAEMON

Level: SSH_LOG_WARNING