i found the issue   it are these line: #username dell password admin123 privilege 15 encrypted #username admin password admin123 privilege 15 encrypted   dont use the parameters encrypted and it works!   I was wondering why the passwords weren't encrypted in the config file. so i experimented with deleting and creating them.   Wow that cost a lot of time 
somehow i don't get the ssh login working.   what i did in the CLI: command cli: #username dell password admin123 privilege 15 encrypted #username admin password admin123 privilege 15 encrypted #no ip ssh server #crypto key zeroize dsa #crypto key zeroize ecdsa Error: Failed to remove key. #crypto key zeroize rsa #crypto key zeroize pubkey-chain ssh #crypto key generate dsa DSA key generation started, this may take a few minutes.....DSA key generation complete. #crypto key generate rsa RSA key generation started, this may take a few minutes.....RSA key generation complete. #ip ssh server #crypto certificate 1 generate #key-generate #exit Certificate Generation Successful.. #ip http secure-server   i can access the ssh server on the vlan interface ip but cant successfully login/same for https server.   the logging is showing this: <189> Oct 18 13:19:25 switch1-1 TRAPMGR[trapTask]: traputil.c(753) 418 %% NOTE An invalid user tried to login through Web from 10.49.72.57<189> Oct 18 13:19:25 switch1-1 TRAPMGR[emWeb]: traputil.c(795) 417 %% NOTE HTTPS session : Login to the switch is not successful, User ID: dell Source IP: 10.49.72.57 Local port: 443<190> Oct 18 13:19:25 switch1-1 USER_MGR[emWeb]: user_mgr.c(2037) 416 %% INFO HTTPS session : User dell couldn't login to the switch due to unsuccessful authentication, source IP: 10.49.72.57 Local Port: 443<189> Oct 18 13:19:09 switch1-1 TRAPMGR[trapTask]: traputil.c(753) 412 %% NOTE An invalid user tried to login through Web from 10.49.72.57<189> Oct 18 13:19:09 switch1-1 TRAPMGR[emWeb]: traputil.c(795) 411 %% NOTE HTTPS session : Login to the switch is not successful, User ID: admin Source IP: 10.49.72.57 Local port: 443<190> Oct 18 13:19:09 switch1-1 USER_MGR[emWeb]: user_mgr.c(2037) 410 %% INFO HTTPS session : User admin couldn't login to the switch due to unsuccessful authentication, source IP: 10.49.72.57 Local Port: 443<189> Oct 18 13:18:44 switch1-1 TRAPMGR[tRpcsrv.01001]: traputil.c(795) 409 %% NOTE SSH session : Login to the switch is not successful, User ID: admin Source IP: 10.49.72.57 Local port: 22<190> Oct 18 13:18:44 switch1-1 USER_MGR[tRpcsrv.01001]: user_mgr.c(2037) 408 %% INFO SSH session : User admin couldn't login to the switch due to unsuccessful authentication, source IP: 10.49.72.57 Local Port: 22<189> Oct 18 13:18:41 switch1-1 TRAPMGR[tRpcsrv.01001]: traputil.c(795) 407 %% NOTE SSH session : Login to the switch is not successful, User ID: admin Source IP: 10.49.72.57 Local port: 22<190> Oct 18 13:18:41 switch1-1 USER_MGR[tRpcsrv.01001]: user_mgr.c(2037) 406 %% INFO SSH session : User admin couldn't login to the switch due to unsuccessful authentication, source IP: 10.49.72.57 Local Port: 22<190> Oct 18 13:18:19 switch1-1 SSLT[ssltTask]: sslt_control.c(1424) 405 %% INFO SSLT Application is now ready to use.<190> Oct 18 13:18:19 switch1-1 SSLT[ssltTask]: sslt_util.c(724) 404 %% INFO SSLT: Successfully loaded all required SSL PEM files<189> Oct 18 13:18:19 switch1-1 SSLT[ssltTask]: sslt_control.c(380) 403 %% NOTE Generation and/or reading of the DH parameters and certificate generation started and it will take some time. Request to wait until the application is ready to use.<190> Oct 18 13:18:17 switch1-1 REDIRECT[redirectTask]: redirect_ctrl.c(660) 401 %% INFO Successfully loaded all required SSL PEM files; SSL Context initialization done.<190> Oct 18 13:18:17 switch1-1 REDIRECT[redirectTask]: redirect_ctrl.c(657) 400 %% INFO Initialized Diffie-Hellman Parameters for Redirect Secure Server using dh512.pem and dh1024.pem files.<190> Oct 18 13:18:17 switch1-1 REDIRECT[redirectTask]: redirect_ctrl.c(649) 399 %% INFO Successfully loaded certificate(s) from sslt_cert1.pem into the Redirect Secure Server context.<189> Oct 18 13:18:17 switch1-1 REDIRECT[redirectTask]: redirect_ctrl.c(630) 398 %% NOTE Successfully loaded private key from sslt_key1.pem into Redirect Secure Server.<190> Oct 18 13:18:08 switch1-1 SSLT[ssltTask]: sslt_control.c(1424) 394 %% INFO SSLT Application is now ready to use.<190> Oct 18 13:18:08 switch1-1 SSLT[ssltTask]: sslt_util.c(724) 393 %% INFO SSLT: Successfully loaded all required SSL PEM files<189> Oct 18 13:18:08 switch1-1 SSLT[ssltTask]: sslt_control.c(380) 392 %% NOTE Generation and/or reading of the DH parameters and certificate generation started and it will take some time. Request to wait until the application is ready to use.<190> Oct 18 13:18:03 switch1-1 SSLT[ssltCertGenTask]: sslt_util.c(1492) 391 %% INFO SSLT: verifying RSA key pair...<190> Oct 18 13:17:56 switch1-1 SSLT[ssltCertGenTask]: sslt_util.c(1479) 390 %% INFO SSLT: creating server RSA key pair...<190> Oct 18 13:17:06 switch1-1 General[procLOG]: procmgr.c(927) 389 %% INFO Application Started (opensshd, ID = 7, PID = 1656<190> Oct 18 13:17:06 switch1-1 SSHD[sshdEvTask]: sshd_control.c(446) 388 %% INFO sshdEventAdminModeSet success, event=0<189> Oct 18 13:17:06 switch1-1 General[procLOG]: procmgr.c(2689) 387 %% NOTE Administrative Command:app-start opensshd<190> Oct 18 13:16:45 switch1-1 SSHD[sshdEvTask]: sshd_control.c(516) 382 %% INFO sshdEventKeyGenerateSet success, event=3<190> Oct 18 13:16:38 switch1-1 SSHD[sshdEvTask]: sshd_control.c(516) 381 %% INFO sshdEventKeyGenerateSet success, event=3<190> Oct 18 13:13:05 switch1-1 General[procLOG]: procmgr.c(3987) 371 %% INFO Application Terminated (opensshd, ID = 7, PID = 1636<190> Oct 18 13:13:05 switch1-1 SSHD[sshdEvTask]: sshd_control.c(446) 370 %% INFO sshdEventAdminModeSet success, event=0<189> Oct 18 13:13:05 switch1-1 General[procLOG]: procmgr.c(2700) 369 %% NOTE Administrative Command:app-stop opensshd<190> Oct 18 13:12:55 switch1-1 CLI_WEB[emWeb]: cmd_logger_api.c(260) 367 %% INFO [CLI::EIA-232] Access level of user admin has been set to 15<190> Oct 18 13:12:55 switch1-1 CLI_WEB[emWeb]: cmd_logger_api.c(260) 366 %% INFO [CLI::EIA-232] New user admin has been added<190> Oct 18 13:12:55 switch1-1 USER_MGR[emWeb]: user_mgr.c(603) 365 %% INFO Password for user admin updated successfully<190> Oct 18 13:12:29 switch1-1 CLI_WEB[emWeb]: cmd_logger_api.c(260) 360 %% INFO [CLI::EIA-232] Access level of user dell has been set to 15<190> Oct 18 13:12:29 switch1-1 CLI_WEB[emWeb]: cmd_logger_api.c(260) 359 %% INFO [CLI::EIA-232] New user dell has been added<190> Oct 18 13:12:29 switch1-1 USER_MGR[emWeb]: user_mgr.c(603) 358 %% INFO Password for user dell updated successfully<190> Oct 18 13:12:29 switch1-1 USER_MGR[emWeb]: user_mgr.c(323) 356 %% INFO New user dell added successfully    
Dell n-Series firmware 6.7.x allow ssh login