Add note about /var/log/auth.log

2019-06-20 09:59:14 +02:00 · 2019-06-20 09:59:14 +02:00 · 36322aa42d
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@ -339,6 +339,11 @@ Here are some questions to ask yourself:
      changes. After validating, always restart the SSH server after
      making configuration changes

+  * What does `sudo tail -f /var/log/auth.log` say?
+    * Every time an SSH client attempts to connect, a log
+      entry will be put into this file. Some hint as to why
+      it is failing should be here.
+
 ### On the client

 Here are some questions to ask yourself: