How to fix "Server refused to start a shell/command" error when connecting to FreeBSD via putty?

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Nabi Alimetov2015-06-25 11:35:07

FreeBSD

Nabi Alimetov, 2015-06-25 11:35:07

Good afternoon!
Can't connect to FreeBSD server via putty. After entering the password, a message appears:
Server refused to start a shell/command.

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Sergey N, 2015-06-25
@Albibek

Check the user's shell. Does it exist, does it start, is it set correctly.

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athacker, 2015-06-25
@athacker

You have a curved shell set to the user, most likely. Try doing it locally on the server:
pw usermod <username> -s /bin/sh
Then try putty again.