Re: SSH RSA Authentication


Subject: Re: SSH RSA Authentication
From: John P. Speno (speno@lopan.isc-net.upenn.edu )
Date: Thu Jun 08 2000 - 11:39:09 MDT


In list.unix.linux.yellowdog-general you write:

>2) Using scp, I send the identity.pub file over to the other computers to a temp dir.
>3) I ssh to the other computers one at a time and rename/concat the identity.pub file from
>the temp dir to the .ssh directory of the same user.

This file needs to be called ~/.ssh/authorized_keys, and it must not be
readable for anyone besides it's own.

>4) I exit and the next time I ssh to the machine, I am not prompted for a password on any of
>the CS 1.2 machines. However, on the CS 1.1 machines, I am prompted.

Check your sshd_config file. Does it allow RSAauthentication? It needs to.

And check your syslogs for hints.



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