Re[2]: sshd - allow key access

[Paul Maunders <paul@fubra.com>]

Hello Andreas,

Tuesday, February 10, 2004, 8:24:29 PM, you wrote:

AJ> Hello

AJ> Paul Maunders (<paul@fubra.com>) wrote:

>> I've just installed debian for the first time on my xbox. I'm fairly
>> familiar with redhat, but this is a first for using debian.
>> 
>> I'm trying to get SSH to allow access via public key. I've added my
>> public key to /root/.ssh/authorized_keys, I also set the following
>> lines in my sshd_config file:
>> 
>> RSAAuthentication yes
>> PubkeyAuthentication yes
>> AuthorizedKeysFile      %h/.ssh/authorized_keys
>> 
>> I think restarted (i think?) sshd by running:
>> 
>> /etc/init.d/ssh reload
>> 
>> However when I try to log in, it still asks for the root password
>> rather than letting me in through my key.

AJ> Make sure the authorized_keys file is only readable by the owner.

AJ> Run ssh -v and post the relevant output here.

AJ> Is it possible that ssh does not ask for the root passwort, but for the
AJ> key password?

AJ> best regards
AJ>         Andreas Janssen

AJ> -- 
AJ> Andreas Janssen
AJ> andreas.janssen@bigfoot.com
AJ> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674
AJ> Registered Linux User #267976

Thanks for your reply... I found the problem in the end, it turns out
I had pasted my key in wrong, it was missing 1 character from the
beginning! doh!


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 Paul                            mailto:paul@fubra.com