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Very slow ssh logins on Fedora 22

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Fedora Ssh Systemd

I’ve recently set up a Fedora 22 firewall/router at home (more on that later) and I noticed that remote ssh logins were extremely slow. In addition, sudo commands seemed to stall out for the same amount of time (about 25-30 seconds).

I’ve done all the basic troubleshooting already:

  • Switch to UseDNS no in /etc/ssh/sshd_config
  • Set GSSAPIAuthentication no in /etc/ssh/sshd_config
  • Tested DNS resolution

These lines kept cropping up in my system journal when I tried to access the server using ssh:

dbus[4865]: [system] Failed to activate service 'org.freedesktop.login1': timed out
sshd[7391]: pam_systemd(sshd:session): Failed to create session: Activation of org.freedesktop.login1 timed out
sshd[7388]: pam_systemd(sshd:session): Failed to create session: Activation of org.freedesktop.login1 timed out

The process list on the server looked fine. I could see dbus-daemon and systemd-logind processes and they were in good states. However, it looked like dbus-daemon had restarted at some point and systemd-logind had not been restarted since then. I crossed my fingers and bounced systemd-logind:

systemctl restart systemd-logind

Success! Logins via ssh and escalations with sudo worked instantly.