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== Troubleshooting ==
== Troubleshooting ==
Check <code>/var/log/auth.log</code> on the remote server for details if this doesn't work as expected.
Check <code>/var/log/auth.log</code> on the remote server for details if this doesn't work as expected.
When logging in to the server, use the verbosity switch on the ssh command.  Increase verbosity with additional "v"s 
<source lang="bash">
ssh -vvv me@example.com
</source>


If you want to check what version of SSH is running on a server, you could do this with telnet (although the ssh client will also tell you this information):
If you want to check what version of SSH is running on a server, you could do this with telnet (although the ssh client will also tell you this information):