sshd: fatal: monitor_read: unsupported request: 24

[Marian Hettwer]

Hi Paolo,

just a short guess,

paolo.pisati at tin.it wrote:
> Hi guys,
> 
> i've problem trying to login on a freebsd-stable box using ssh and pub key
> authentication.
> 
> If i try to login from a linux box i got this msg in my log:
> 
> fatal: monitor_read: unsupported request: 24
> 
> this only happen if i try to login as root and the pub key is correct (cause
> i used it with other account).
>
You are sure, that you allowed direct root login via ssh in your FreeBSD 
box, are you ? Because the default installation denies direct root login.
See /etc/ssh/sshd_config the Parameter '#PermitRootLogin no' which is 
the default.
You have to write 'PermitRootLogin yes' to allow it.

FWIW,
Marian