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Why does the "password" prompt take forever when I SSH into my Ubuntu 9.05 server?

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Answer: It was, in fact, performing reverse DNS resolution. Based on the suggestions below and this article, I added "UseDNS no" to my sshd_config, rebooted ssh, and now the password prompt displays immediately. When I SSH into my server I am given the standard "login as:" prompt, followed by the "…

Error Output

Oct 28 16:54:59 Athena sudo: pam_sm_authenticate: Called
Oct 28 16:54:59 Athena sudo: pam_sm_authenticate: username = [msmith]
Oct 28 16:54:59 Athena…

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Is it possible it's doing a reverse DNS lookup on your IP? You can check the results online if the client is using a public IP address, or use something like the following from your server: Is there anything in ?

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