[gentoo-server] SSH login as non root user

[Karl Zander]

I am trying to get a user other then root to login via SSH.  I want to 
disable root login via SSH.   But I am failing.  No other user expect root 
is able to login via SSH.    sshd_config has AllowGroups wheel.  And wheel 
does contain the users I want to allow.

I have compared sshd_config with another Gentoo server I have.  On the 
other Gentoo server I successfully have a user other than root login via 
SSH.  diff shows sshd_config differs only on PermitRootLogin.  Its set to 
Yes on the problem server and No on the working server.    I don't want to 
disable root SSH login until I get another user access.

Both servers run openssh 3.8.1_p1-r1.  I have set SSH logging level to 
VERBOSE and DEBUG.  Both seem to indicate a password failure.  I have 
checked and reset the password.

Any ideas?

-Karl