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cant ssh msfadmin with target ip #20676

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@sabareesan5

I cannot SSH into the msfadmin account on my Metasploit instance/VM. I can access the console locally, but ssh msfadmin@<TARGET_IP> fails. I need help diagnosing why.

Environment

Metasploit version: paste msfconsole --version output here

OS of target (the Metasploit machine): paste uname -a here

How you run Metasploit: (VM image / Docker / installed on host / cloud VM) — fill this

Network: (same LAN / NAT / bridged / cloud) — fill this

Steps to reproduce

From my client machine run:

ssh -vvv msfadmin@<TARGET_IP>

Observe failure.

Expected behavior
SSH connects and prompts for password (or accepts the configured authentication) for user msfadmin.

Actual behavior
SSH fails with errors (see debug output below). I cannot log in as msfadmin.

if everthing goes fine my password get wrong i know the password "msfadmin" but still not loging in

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