Error added: 2011-10-06T14:40:21Z
"illegal user" means "invalid user" it looks like they capitalized "root" on the login. See also: http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?t=349749 For example I was able to recreate this error by just using "root" all caps: /var/log/secure: Oct 14 13:28:19 localhost sshd[9196]: Failed password for invalid user ROOT from 127.0.0.1 port 53203 ssh2 Note that mine says "invalid user" but the message is the same, just different wording.
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