> > so good to know it's not just me that this is happening to. I've been
>> struggling with this on an Intel Mac Pro Quad running 10.4.9 for months. worse
>> thing is, the server's remote, so I have to take a friggin taxi over to it
>> every week to kick its butt.
>
>One thing I have seen cause this is an automated SSH dictionary attack on a
>server. A workaround is firewalling SSH off from untrusted networks, moving
>SSH to a nonstandard port, or disabling SSH.
>--
>Dave Pooser, ACSA
>Manager of Information Services
>Alford Media http://www.alfordmedia.com
that's a great idea, Dave, thanks! I'll look into it. our server's otherwise pretty darn quiet when it comes to password/open directory activity.
any thoughts of which logs to investigate to see if this is the likely culprit?
--
Cameron Knowlton
InfuseCreative.com
Analyst
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