SSH access (Internal) not working

[ck42]

Working on a new build coming from pfSense.
I have SSH access enabled, as well as root and password-based access enabled. I'm tying down outbound traffic and have a rule built for the LAN-based SSH access...but even tried a prioritized ALLOW ALL rule, just in case.
From the console, I can successfully do a 'ssh localhost'.

Just can't figure out what is stopping the SSH connection from a LAN connection.

[nero355]

Why not create an additional user and test again ?

Make sure it's member of the wheel group and has a shell :)

[ck42]

I can try that shortly....but as I mentioned, the root user appears to work fine when using the SSH login via the console. But I'll try another user just in case.

[nero355]

I can try that shortly....but as I mentioned, the root user appears to work fine when using the SSH login via the console. But I'll try another user just in case.

I am worried about weird OpenSSH bugs : It would not be the first time! ;)

One of the first things I did with OPNsense was create a regular user with a shell and wheel group membership and SSH access worked immediately.

Since SSH access by root is a default NO/Disabled option in the OpenSSH Server config file maybe it does not always do what it should after all these years...

[ck42]

Got it working. Off all things, Claude came up with the idea.
Went back into System>Settings>Administration and simply hit the 'Save' button again w/o even changing anything. BAM!