A Hacker going at my computer?

Hello,
I think the following log indicates a hacker going at my computer, trying to gain access. Is that right?
I took off the repeats, because each attempt at a username had about five or six or seven tries in a row. And also, I separated each try from the others by one line space. See below for more information/questions...
Dec 27 07:25:14 username com.apple.SecurityServer: authinternal failed to authenticate user admin.
Dec 27 07:25:14 username com.apple.SecurityServer: Failed to authorize right system.login.tty by process /usr/sbin/sshd for authorization created by /usr/sbin/sshd.
Dec 27 07:25:18 username com.apple.SecurityServer: authinternal failed to authenticate user ftpuser.
Dec 27 07:25:18 username com.apple.SecurityServer: Failed to authorize right system.login.tty by process /usr/sbin/sshd for authorization created by /usr/sbin/sshd.
Dec 27 07:25:42 username com.apple.SecurityServer: authinternal failed to authenticate user mailtest.
Dec 27 07:25:42 username com.apple.SecurityServer: Failed to authorize right system.login.tty by process /usr/sbin/sshd for authorization created by /usr/sbin/sshd.
Dec 27 07:26:02 username com.apple.SecurityServer: authinternal failed to authenticate user testuser.
Dec 27 07:26:02 username com.apple.SecurityServer: Failed to authorize right system.login.tty by process /usr/sbin/sshd for authorization created by /usr/sbin/sshd.
Dec 27 07:26:25 username com.apple.SecurityServer: authinternal failed to authenticate user sales.
Dec 27 07:26:25 username com.apple.SecurityServer: Failed to authorize right system.login.tty by process /usr/sbin/sshd for authorization created by /usr/sbin/sshd.
Dec 27 07:26:47 username com.apple.SecurityServer: authinternal failed to authenticate user postgres.
Dec 27 07:26:47 username com.apple.SecurityServer: Failed to authorize right system.login.tty by process /usr/sbin/sshd for authorization created by /usr/sbin/sshd.
Dec 27 07:27:06 username com.apple.SecurityServer: authinternal failed to authenticate user postfix.
Dec 27 07:27:06 username com.apple.SecurityServer: Failed to authorize right system.login.tty by process /usr/sbin/sshd for authorization created by /usr/sbin/sshd.
Dec 27 07:27:25 username com.apple.SecurityServer: authinternal failed to authenticate user adm.
Dec 27 07:27:25 username com.apple.SecurityServer: Failed to authorize right system.login.tty by process /usr/sbin/sshd for authorization created by /usr/sbin/sshd.
Dec 27 07:27:49 username com.apple.SecurityServer: authinternal failed to authenticate user student.
Dec 27 07:27:49 username com.apple.SecurityServer: Failed to authorize right system.login.tty by process /usr/sbin/sshd for authorization created by /usr/sbin/sshd.
Dec 27 07:28:10 username com.apple.SecurityServer: authinternal failed to authenticate user service.
Dec 27 07:28:10 username com.apple.SecurityServer: Failed to authorize right system.login.tty by process /usr/sbin/sshd for authorization created by /usr/sbin/sshd.
Dec 27 07:28:29 username com.apple.SecurityServer: authinternal failed to authenticate user test.
Dec 27 07:28:29 username com.apple.SecurityServer: Failed to authorize right system.login.tty by process /usr/sbin/sshd for authorization created by /usr/sbin/sshd.
Dec 27 07:28:45 username com.apple.SecurityServer: authinternal failed to authenticate user user.
Dec 27 07:28:45 username com.apple.SecurityServer: Failed to authorize right system.login.tty by process /usr/sbin/sshd for authorization created by /usr/sbin/sshd.
Dec 27 07:29:08 username com.apple.SecurityServer: authinternal failed to authenticate user guest.
Dec 27 07:29:08 username com.apple.SecurityServer: Failed to authorize right system.login.tty by process /usr/sbin/sshd for authorization created by /usr/sbin/sshd.
Dec 27 07:29:30 username com.apple.SecurityServer: authinternal failed to authenticate user mysql.
Dec 27 07:29:30 username com.apple.SecurityServer: Failed to authorize right system.login.tty by process /usr/sbin/sshd for authorization created by /usr/sbin/sshd.
Dec 27 07:29:52 username com.apple.SecurityServer: authinternal failed to authenticate user ftp.
Dec 27 07:29:52 username com.apple.SecurityServer: Failed to authorize right system.login.tty by process /usr/sbin/sshd for authorization created by /usr/sbin/sshd.
Dec 27 07:30:15 username com.apple.SecurityServer: authinternal failed to authenticate user oracle.
Dec 27 07:30:15 username com.apple.SecurityServer: Failed to authorize right system.login.tty by process /usr/sbin/sshd for authorization created by /usr/sbin/sshd.
Dec 27 07:30:34 username com.apple.SecurityServer: authinternal failed to authenticate user info.
Dec 27 07:30:34 username com.apple.SecurityServer: Failed to authorize right system.login.tty by process /usr/sbin/sshd for authorization created by /usr/sbin/sshd.
Dec 27 07:30:57 username com.apple.SecurityServer: authinternal failed to authenticate user temp.
Dec 27 07:30:57 username com.apple.SecurityServer: Failed to authorize right system.login.tty by process /usr/sbin/sshd for authorization created by /usr/sbin/sshd.
Dec 27 07:31:19 username com.apple.SecurityServer: authinternal failed to authenticate user office.
Dec 27 07:31:19 username com.apple.SecurityServer: Failed to authorize right system.login.tty by process /usr/sbin/sshd for authorization created by /usr/sbin/sshd.
Dec 27 07:31:41 username com.apple.SecurityServer: authinternal failed to authenticate user public.
Dec 27 07:31:41 username com.apple.SecurityServer: Failed to authorize right system.login.tty by process /usr/sbin/sshd for authorization created by /usr/sbin/sshd.
Dec 27 07:31:59 username com.apple.SecurityServer: authinternal failed to authenticate user webadmin.
Dec 27 07:31:59 username com.apple.SecurityServer: Failed to authorize right system.login.tty by process /usr/sbin/sshd for authorization created by /usr/sbin/sshd.
Dec 27 07:32:18 username com.apple.SecurityServer: authinternal failed to authenticate user webmaster.
Dec 27 07:32:18 username com.apple.SecurityServer: Failed to authorize right system.login.tty by process /usr/sbin/sshd for authorization created by /usr/sbin/sshd.
Dec 27 07:32:37 username com.apple.SecurityServer: authinternal failed to authenticate user apache.
Dec 27 07:32:37 username com.apple.SecurityServer: Failed to authorize right system.login.tty by process /usr/sbin/sshd for authorization created by /usr/sbin/sshd.
Dec 27 07:32:56 username com.apple.SecurityServer: authinternal failed to authenticate user fax.
Dec 27 07:32:56 username com.apple.SecurityServer: Failed to authorize right system.login.tty by process /usr/sbin/sshd for authorization created by /usr/sbin/sshd.
Dec 27 07:33:18 username com.apple.SecurityServer: authinternal failed to authenticate user steven.
Dec 27 07:33:18 username com.apple.SecurityServer: Failed to authorize right system.login.tty by process /usr/sbin/sshd for authorization created by /usr/sbin/sshd.
Dec 27 07:33:37 username com.apple.SecurityServer: authinternal failed to authenticate user mark.
Dec 27 07:33:37 username com.apple.SecurityServer: Failed to authorize right system.login.tty by process /usr/sbin/sshd for authorization created by /usr/sbin/sshd.
Dec 27 07:33:59 username com.apple.SecurityServer: authinternal failed to authenticate user steve.
Dec 27 07:33:59 username com.apple.SecurityServer: Failed to authorize right system.login.tty by process /usr/sbin/sshd for authorization created by /usr/sbin/sshd.
Dec 27 07:34:25 username com.apple.SecurityServer: authinternal failed to authenticate user dave.
Dec 27 07:34:25 username com.apple.SecurityServer: Failed to authorize right system.login.tty by process /usr/sbin/sshd for authorization created by /usr/sbin/sshd.
Dec 27 07:34:48 username com.apple.SecurityServer: authinternal failed to authenticate user david.
Dec 27 07:34:48 username com.apple.SecurityServer: Failed to authorize right system.login.tty by process /usr/sbin/sshd for authorization created by /usr/sbin/sshd.
Dec 27 07:35:07 username com.apple.SecurityServer: authinternal failed to authenticate user kevin.
Dec 27 07:35:07 username com.apple.SecurityServer: Failed to authorize right system.login.tty by process /usr/sbin/sshd for authorization created by /usr/sbin/sshd.
Dec 27 07:35:27 username com.apple.SecurityServer: authinternal failed to authenticate user susan.
Dec 27 07:35:27 username com.apple.SecurityServer: Failed to authorize right system.login.tty by process /usr/sbin/sshd for authorization created by /usr/sbin/sshd.
Dec 27 07:35:46 username com.apple.SecurityServer: authinternal failed to authenticate user mail.
Dec 27 07:35:46 username com.apple.SecurityServer: Failed to authorize right system.login.tty by process /usr/sbin/sshd for authorization created by /usr/sbin/sshd.
Dec 27 07:36:22 username com.apple.SecurityServer: authinternal failed to authenticate user client.
Dec 27 07:36:22 username com.apple.SecurityServer: Failed to authorize right system.login.tty by process /usr/sbin/sshd for authorization created by /usr/sbin/sshd.
It looks like this has been going on for a while, at least a month or more, according to what I see in the logs. I really don't look at the logs very much, but I thought I would give it a "look-see" and see "what hit me". And this is what I saw.
Most of the log stuff I can't figure out anyway. So, who knows what else is going on.
I had some problems, too -- reading the logs, because some of the logs (in this group of same log entries) locked me out, even though I am an administrator (and it's my computer) -- so I had to sign on as "root" to gain access (i.e., "view") that immediate logs. It's strange that some logs (of the same group) would allow me access and others said I didn't have access. I've done corrections on permissions many times, but it has never changed that peculiar behavior.
Anyone have any information on this one -- both weird things?
Thanks

Hi Star Traveler,
first, I am not a security expert and therefore, I can not really tell you what the logfile entries mean. But I would expect it would be helpfull for others if you told us more about the environment your computer is working in:
1. What Mac OS X are you running (exact version and patchlevel, i.e. Security fixes, Quicktime etc.)?
2. How is your computer connected to a network, local and/or internet?
3. How else besides you can log into the computer as a user (and what role does the person have, i.e. admin, root, standard, restricted user)?
4. Do you have the Open Firmware Password set (to prevent booting from CD or external media without proper authorization)?
Others might want to know more specific information, but that would surly help to know.
Regarding your question of being able to view logfiles: Apple seems to have changed the way logfiles are made available in 10.4. Now you have to have a certain role to view certain logs. This makes sense, since some contain sensitive data concerning your computer, like the firewall log, for instance. In the end, this should not concern you since you as the proper owner can still authorize as such and view everything.
BTW, I would deactivate root, if you do not absolutly need it - at least until you know what's going on. And you should only be working as a non-admin user for normal daily work, anyway ...
Regards
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