RHEL: Unable to ssh, service started and listening but not asking for username.

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Issue

  • When trying to access server through SSH, it can connect to port 22 but the login prompt is not shown.
  • When testing the port, found that the server is accepting connections.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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