Edge ISP device: NAT to <machine IP> internal port 22.
on the machine:
apk del dropbear-scpapk add opensshapk add google-authenticator openssh-server-pamapk del dropbearapl del dropbear-dbclientremotely... (as I was not at home to do this)
rc-update sshdrc-statusrc-service dropbear stoprc-service sshd start-----------------------
/etc/ssh/sshd config:---------------------
cd /etc/pam.d/vi sshd <-- had to create this...
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i had done one BOoBOo ... had installed openssh-server-pam BEFORE openssh package. thus, the PAM suported sshd was replaced by normal sshd... this gave error about unsupported UsePAM
deleted openssh-server-pam AND THEN REINSTALLED it ....all worked.
sshd -T ...gives the running configurations.
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