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Fixing 'Too many authentication failures' SSH error
This is usually caused by using multiple different ssh keys for a server without turning on IdentitiesOnly.
To get access to your account, get your host to run ssh-add -D to clear the identities. Once you are logged back in, add this to your ~/.ssh/config file:
IdentitiesOnly yes
via: http://superuser.com/questions/187779/too-many-authentication-failures-for-username
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