Re: initial console connection requires authentication

Ken,

I solved my problem by adding the ssh public key of the user running the 
conserver process on my conserver host to the Opengear terminal server.  
As an example, if I have a host named foo, and foo has conserver running 
as user bar, then I add bar's id_dsa.pub to the Opengear terminal server 
/etc/config/users/conserver/.ssh/authorized_keys file.

I believe I had to restart the conserver process on my conserver host 
(in this example, foo).  Once I did that the prompt disappeared.  
Hopefully this helps you.

Lisa Doherty

Ken Schumacher wrote:
> I have been struggling for several days trying to get a new instance 
> of conserver to talk to a relatively new Opengear CM4148 terminal 
> server. I have an older CM4148 (OpenGear/CM41xx Firmware Version 
> 2.1.0u1) which is working just fine with this conserver host.  But the 
> newer unit (FW version 2.3.1u3) requires a login, presumably to 
> authenticate to the Opengear device, before I can open the port to log 
> console output and before I can login at the prompt on the serial 
> console port.
>
> I have read through the Opengear manual and do not see a way to set it 
> up to allow access without some form of authentication.  I did find a 
> thread in this conserver users mailing list archive.  It was dated 25 
> Sep 2007 under the title "console connection prompts for root 
> password"  That question was submitted by Lisa Doherty with an answer 
> from David Harris.   I believe that thread was talking about 
> authenticating to the conserver software and not to the Opengear device.
>
> Like Lisa was at that time, I am new to this list.  I have been using 
> older versions of conserver for over 10 years.  This is the first 
> instance of conserver version 8 that I am setting up.  And I set up 
> that older Opengear device over 18 months ago.  I have spent way too 
> long trying to get over this problem on my own.  I have an e-mail into 
> support@opengear.com.  I would appreciate any help that list members 
> could offer.
>
> Ken Schumacher
>
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