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Re: root authentication using rsa key



On Tuesday 26 November 2002 13:03, Nimit Gupta wrote:
>      i am trying to configure sshd, so that root can login using rsa
>      key, the idea works fine for normal users but for root it does not,
>      what could be the reason?
>
>      AuthorizedKeysFile     %h/.ssh/authorized_keys
>
>      if in earlier line i replace %h with ~ then i cant authenticate
>      anyone neither normal user nor root.
>
>      i also tried,
>
> 	PermitRootLogin without-password
>      as i read at some site but still it doesnt?

Did you actually try "PermitRootLogin	Yes"?
Did you check permissions on ~root/.ssh and the files therein?
Do you see anything in the logfiles?

Regards,

Sven Müller
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