VPS keeps changing security key

[adanrott]

Seemingly randomly, my vps (centOS 32bit) based in lithuania, changes the security key on me. which shuts down all proocesses (my websites, and irc server) but yet on solusvm it says the server is still online. when i try to log in via ssh, it says im wrong password. i have to reboot the server, wait a few minutes, then i can log in fine, after saying yes to changing my security key in my cache.

even if im logged in on ssh and doing stuff, it'll suddenly say the remote computer terminated the connection, and says wrong password when i try to reconnect.

anyone know what is happening and how i can fix it?

tried google, can't find anything, maybe im just using the wrong search terms though.

adanrott Reviewed by adanrott on 18th Apr 2011. VPS keeps changing security key Seemingly randomly, my vps (centOS 32bit) based in lithuania, changes the security key on me. which shuts down all proocesses (my websites, and irc server) but yet on solusvm it says the server is still online. when i try to log in via ssh, it says im wrong password. i have to reboot the server, wait a few minutes, then i can log in fine, after saying yes to changing my security key in my cache. even if im logged in on ssh and doing stuff, it'll suddenly say the remote computer terminated Rating: 5

[XSLTel]

Hello,

at least post the log messages here so we can understand what happening

try

tail -f /var/log/messages

Highest Regards
Mohammed

[adanrott]

here is the log messages
i tried centOS 5 openvz but it wont let me install kloxo, so i reinstalled my OS (centos 32bit 3 times now and every time, right after ii install kloxo this happens.) so im going to reinstall the os and just leave it and see if it happens without kloxo installed, if it does, then i have no idea.

Apr 19 19:46:57 keygen named[1415]: starting BIND 9.3.6-P1-RedHat-9.3.6-16.P1.el5 -u named -t /var/named/chroot
Apr 19 19:46:57 keygen named[1415]: found 4 CPUs, using 4 worker threads
Apr 19 19:46:57 keygen named[1415]: using up to 4096 sockets
Apr 19 19:46:58 keygen named[1415]: loading configuration from '/etc/named.conf'
Apr 19 19:46:58 keygen named[1415]: max open files (1024) is smaller than max sockets (4096)
Apr 19 19:46:58 keygen named[1415]: using default UDP/IPv4 port range: [1024, 65535]
Apr 19 19:46:58 keygen named[1415]: using default UDP/IPv6 port range: [1024, 65535]
Apr 19 19:46:58 keygen named[1415]: listening on IPv4 interface lo, 127.0.0.1#53
Apr 19 19:46:58 keygen named[1415]: listening on IPv4 interface venet0:0, 77.79.4.9#53
Apr 19 19:46:58 keygen named[1415]: command channel listening on 127.0.0.1#953
Apr 19 19:46:58 keygen named[1415]: command channel listening on ::1#953
Apr 19 19:46:58 keygen named[1415]: the working directory is not writable
Apr 19 19:46:58 keygen named[1415]: running
Apr 19 19:46:59 keygen xinetd[1460]: xinetd Version 2.3.14 started with libwrap loadavg labeled-networking options compiled $
Apr 19 19:46:59 keygen xinetd[1460]: Started working: 2 available services
Apr 19 19:47:06 keygen saslauthd[1658]: detach_tty : master pid is: 1658
Apr 19 19:47:06 keygen saslauthd[1658]: ipc_init : listening on socket: /var/run/saslauthd/mux
Apr 19 19:47:06 keygen init: no more processes left in this runlevel
Apr 19 19:47:43 keygen exiting on signal 15
Apr 19 19:47:44 keygen syslogd 1.4.1: restart.

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it did it again after reinstalling centos and installing kloxo.
i reinstalled centos without kloxo now and we'll see what happens.

happens again.. fuck it, who knows, ill see if i can move to another vps, if not ill move hosts i guess, i cant deal with this kind of bullshit anymore.


EDIT - it does the same thing on a FRESH INSTALL OF CENTOS 5 32 BIT! what the hell is going on? it has to be a server problem correct?

[XSLTel]

yes correct I guess its server problem, weird

[erawanarifn]

maybe you can try this :
Reinstall the VPS OS with clean, or just basic OS. No Kloxo, or any control panel.
Check the result of /var/log/secure
Is it only you the one who loging in to VPS? Or there is another person?
Next, move your default ssh port.
And last, change all of your password.

If it still the same, maybe the problem is at the server.

[adanrott]

well i can't even log in anymore.

i did a fresh reinstall of the OS and it wouldnt let me log in, so i changed the password and rebooted the server, waited a while, and it wont let me log in, just says access denied. im totally confused, and have no idea what is going on.

hopefully the host can figure it out.

[KiNGWAREZ]

i don't know much about VPS but u could contact your datacenter.. host and let them know about what is going on or reinstall the VPS OS clean

[Gavo]

If its a fresh VPS image the problem is most likely with your host not you.


Did you open a ticket with them?

[adanrott]

host said it was a problem with the IP address, so they transferred me to another IP and works fine now