SSH Only works as a guest [SOLVED]

Clyde

@chaska04 I thought as much, but it's better to know for sure. You can display the contents of /var/log/auth.log with this command on the Retropie terminal console:

cat /var/log/auth.log

ChasKa04

@clyde When I run this command it displays a long output which is impossible to manually copy. Is there a certain part I should Copy.

ChasKa04

@chaska04 Ohhh, you want me to copy the time that I ran the first command on the mac.

ChasKa04

Jan 28 10:38:39 retropie sshd(990]: error: key_load_public: invalid format 
Jan 28 10:38:39 retropie sshd[990]: error: Could not load host key: /etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key
Jan 28 10:38:39 retropie sshd[990]: error: key_load_public: invalid format 
Jan 28 10:38:39 retropie sshd(990]: error: Could not load host key: /etr_zsshzssh_host_dsa_key
Jan 28 10:38:39 retropie sshd[990]: error: key_load_public: invalid format 
Jan 28 10:38:39 retropie sshd[990]: error: Could not load host key: /etc/ssh/ssh_host_ecdsa_key
Jan 28 10:38:39 retropie sshd(990]: error: key_load_public: invalid format
Jan 28 10:38:39 retropie sshd[990]: error: Could not load host key: /etc/ssh/ssh_host_ed25519_key
Jan 28 10:38:39 retropie sshd[990]: fatal: Mo supported key exchange algorithms Epreauth]
Jan 28 11:17:01 retropie CRON[1051] : pan_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0)
Jan 28 11:17:01 retropie CRON[1051] : pan_unix(cron:session): session closed for user root

I used an OCR so The spelling may be a bit "iffy".

iffy
full of uncertainty; doubtful.
"the prospect for classes resuming next Wednesday seems iffy"
synonyms: tentative, undecided, unsettled, unsure, unreliable, unresolved, in doubt, in the balance; informalup in the air
"that date is a bit iffy"

mitu

@chaska04 You ssh server on the retropie is broken - how did you install the system ?
Try reinstalling ssh on the retropie:

sudo apt-get install --reinstall openssh-server

ChasKa04

@mitu I installed it with an image from retropie website. In late 2017. Trying the command now.

ChasKa04

@chaska04 Sorry, No Luck. I ran the command and re-installed then rebooted.

mitu

@chaska04 Then try a complete uninstall then install again

dpkg -P openssh-server
apt-get install -y openssh-server

ChasKa04

@mitu Ok

ChasKa04

@mitu It says the operation requires SuperUser Privilege.

mitu

@chaska04 said in SSH Only works as a guest:

@mitu It says the operation requires SuperUser Privilege.

Add sudo before each command.

ChasKa04

@mitu It says it ran into openssh-server while processing (as an error)

mitu

@chaska04 What's the actual error and when does it occur - during the uninstall or the install ?

ChasKa04

@mitu Uninstall.

dpkg: error processing package ssh
depending problems - not removing
Errors were encountered while processing:
openssh-server

mitu

Try this:

sudo apt-get -y purge  openssh-server
sudo apt-get -y install openssh-server

ChasKa04

@mitu Instead of what you said before?

ChasKa04

@mitu OHHH MYYY GAWWWD. IT WORKED. Thank you sooooooooooooo much!! I can now do so much more thanks to you!!!