can ASDM with full privs but cannot SSH login

[lcaruso]

Hi,

I cannot SSH to a 5510, but I can ASDM to it with full privileges and make changes.

The message is password authentication failed, but it's the same authentication I used to ASDM. I use passowrd manager, so it's not a typo.

This is version 8.2(2). What do I change logged in under ASDM to get SSH to authenticate me?

[andamani · Accepted solution]

Hi,

can you please paste your AAA configuration here.

Regards,

Anisha

[lcaruso]

I changed the AAA config and it works.  No local authenciation was defined, and that's why I could not SSH.

I guess the real question is what does ASDM use for authentication when no local authentication is defined?

[andamani]

Hi,

The command for ASDM is as follows:

aaa authentication http console LOCAL

server-tag is external aaa-server.

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Anisha

[lcaruso]

right, but this config had no aaa defined at all

[andamani]

Hi,

My apologies. but could you please paste your configuration here, so that i can check and reply back.

Regards,

Anisha.

[lcaruso]

no worries and no need to apologize--messaging is inadequate sometimes

there is no longer any problem at all

thanks for replying

[andamani]

ahh.. ok.. no problem.