Linux SSH prompting for Password twice

Version Affected:  All

Description:  

After following our Linux PAM guide. Users report that SSH makes the type Username | Password | 2nd Factor | Password

Cause:  

 /etc/pam.d/SSHD configuration

Resolution:  

1. Edit /etc/pam.d/SSHD

2.  Set it to

or Alternatively, you can comment out the auth include password-auth as this is the 2nd module that is asking for a password. 

3. With either option you get prompted as Username | Password | 2nd Factor

Special Considerations   

This was tested on CentOS 7 and 8

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