openssh problem after going from 5.2.1 to 5.3-beta7

[Ulf Zimmermann]

I have a HP DL380g3 I was running 5.2.1-REL on (I think it was on -p9).
I did a source upgrade to 5.3-beta7, including mergemaster -p, followed
by mergemaster which did upgrade /etc/ssh/sshd_config.

When I am now trying to connect from SecureCRT, I get:

SecureCRT has disconnected from the server. Reason: Unable to authenticate
using any of the configured authentication methods.

Using ssh from another machine (in this case 4.10-p2) works correctly.
Here is a "-d -p 23" output to capture debug:

evil root /var/log # sshd -d -p 23
debug1: sshd version OpenSSH_3.8.1p1 FreeBSD-20040419
debug1: read PEM private key done: type DSA
debug1: private host key: #0 type 2 DSA
debug1: Bind to port 23 on ::.
Server listening on :: port 23.
debug1: Bind to port 23 on 0.0.0.0.
Server listening on 0.0.0.0 port 23.
debug1: Server will not fork when running in debugging mode.
debug1: res_init()
Connection from 172.18.42.241 port 4340
debug1: Client protocol version 2.0; client software version SecureCRT_4.1.7 (build 257) SecureCRT
debug1: no match: SecureCRT_4.1.7 (build 257) SecureCRT
debug1: Enabling compatibility mode for protocol 2.0
debug1: Local version string SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_3.8.1p1 FreeBSD-20040419
debug1: permanently_set_uid: 22/22
debug1: list_hostkey_types: ssh-dss
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT sent
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT received
debug1: kex: client->server aes128-cbc hmac-md5 none
debug1: kex: server->client aes128-cbc hmac-md5 none
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_REQUEST received
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_GROUP sent
debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_INIT
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_REPLY sent
debug1: SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS sent
debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS
debug1: SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS received
debug1: KEX done
debug1: userauth-request for user ulf service ssh-connection method none
debug1: attempt 0 failures 0
debug1: PAM: initializing for "ulf"
Failed none for ulf from 172.18.42.241 port 4340 ssh2
debug1: PAM: setting PAM_RHOST to "172.18.42.241"
Received disconnect from 172.18.42.241: 14: Unable to authenticate using any of the configured authentication methods. 
debug1: do_cleanup
debug1: PAM: cleanup
debug1: do_cleanup
debug1: PAM: cleanup

SecureCRT profile is protocol ssh2, authentication password (which 
was saved, I unsaved it, it never prompts for password). SSH2 config
is no compression, Cipher AES-128, AES-192, AES-256, Twofish, Blowfish,
3DES and RC4. MAC is MD5, SHA1, SHA1-96 and MD5-96. SSH server is set
to autodetect, selecting another server doesn't change it.

Anyone have an idea what the problem might be?

-- 
Regards, Ulf.

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