adding use diagnostics gives the below:

asmodeus: Connection established.
asmodeus: Sent key-exchange init (KEXINIT), wait response.
asmodeus: Algorithms, c->s: 3des-cbc hmac-sha1 none
asmodeus: Algorithms, s->c: 3des-cbc hmac-sha1 none
asmodeus: Entering Diffie-Hellman Group 1 key exchange.
asmodeus: Sent DH public key, waiting for reply.
asmodeus: Received host key, type 'ssh-dss'.
asmodeus: Host 'host2.mydomain.com' is known and matches the host key.
asmodeus: Computing shared secret key.
asmodeus: Verifying server signature.
asmodeus: Waiting for NEWKEYS message.
asmodeus: Enabling incoming encryption/MAC/compression.
asmodeus: Send NEWKEYS, enable outgoing encryption/MAC/compression.
asmodeus: Sending request for user-authentication service.
asmodeus: Service accepted: ssh-userauth.
asmodeus: Trying empty user-authentication request.
asmodeus: Authentication methods that can continue: publickey,keyboard
+-interactive.
asmodeus: Next method to try is publickey.
Permission denied at ./ssh_test.pl line 20 (#1)
    (F) The setuid emulator in suidperl decided you were up to no good
+.
    
Uncaught exception from user code:
        Permission denied at ./ssh_test.pl line 20
 at /usr/local/share/perl/5.8.8/Net/SSH/Perl.pm line 258
        Net::SSH::Perl::fatal_disconnect('Net::SSH::Perl::SSH2=HASH(0x
+888ac20)', 'Permission denied') called at /usr/local/share/perl/5.8.8
+/Net/SSH/Perl/SSH2.pm line 66
        Net::SSH::Perl::SSH2::login('Net::SSH::Perl::SSH2=HASH(0x888ac
+20)', 'user', 'password') called at ./ssh_test.pl line 20
Uncaught exception from user code:
        Permission denied at ./ssh_test.pl line 20
 at /usr/local/share/perl/5.8.8/Net/SSH/Perl.pm line 258
        Net::SSH::Perl::fatal_disconnect('Net::SSH::Perl::SSH2=HASH(0x
+888ac20)', 'Permission denied') called at /usr/local/share/perl/5.8.8
+/Net/SSH/Perl/SSH2.pm line 66
        Net::SSH::Perl::SSH2::login('Net::SSH::Perl::SSH2=HASH(0x888ac
+20)', 'user', 'password') called at ./ssh_test.pl line 20
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The user/password it prints are the correct ones

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