An ssh problem when trying to log in

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

Problem:  I have a computer running Ubunutu (Linux) and I needed to ssh into it for some MySQL management.  I set up the ssh server, and was able to enter my username and password, but would be denied because of a wrong username/password combination.

Quick Solution: Even if your username includes a mix of capital and lowercase letters, you should use all lowercase when using terminal.

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