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Re: ssh without password



Eugene Apolinary wrote:
> Hi...
> 
> It's just not working! :(
> 
> Machine [A]: Debian Lenny [server]
> Machine [B]: Debian Lenny [client]
> 
> I just want to SSH from [A] to [B] without password...
> 
> [A]
> # apt-get install openssh-server
> 
> # dpkg -l|grep ssh
> ii  openssh-blacklist                   0.4.1                    list of default blacklisted OpenSSH RSA and 
> ii  openssh-blacklist-extra             0.4.1                    list of non-default blacklisted OpenSSH RSA 
> ii  openssh-client                      1:5.1p1-5                secure shell client, an rlogin/rsh/rcp repla
> ii  openssh-server                      1:5.1p1-5                secure shell server, an rshd replacement
> 
> # ssh-keygen -b 4096 -t rsa -v
> [I didn't give password, when it asked to, I just hit enter]
> 
> [B]
> I copied the generated "id_rsa.pub" file to the [B] and:
> 
> cat id_rsa.pub >> /home/user/.ssh/authorized_keys
> cat id_rsa.pub >> /home/user/.ssh/authorized_keys2
> 
> # dpkg -l | grep ssh
> ii  libssh2-1                                     0.18-1                     SSH2 client-side library
> ii  openssh-client                                1:5.1p1-5                  secure shell client, an rlogin/rsh/rcp replacement
> 
> ssh root@IP
> [I answered yes, then it wants me to give password.... :\ .... if I give the correct password, it logs me in, ok, but why didn't it worked without password?]
> 
> 
> What am I missing?? :( Please help
> 
> ssh -v
> http://pastebin.com/fe2fc0d0
> 
> [A]
> # ls -la
> total 7
> drwx------ 2 root root 1024 2009-08-25 17:47 .
> drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 1024 2009-08-25 17:53 ..
> -rw------- 1 root root 3239 2009-08-25 17:47 id_rsa
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root  733 2009-08-25 17:47 id_rsa.pub
> 
> [B]
> $ ls -la
> total 16
> drwx------  2 user user   69 2009-08-27 00:51 .
> drwx------ 59 user user 4096 2009-08-27 00:53 ..
> -rw-r--r--  1 user user  733 2009-08-27 00:51 authorized_keys
> -rw-r--r--  1 user user  733 2009-08-27 00:51 authorized_keys2
> -rw-r--r--  1 user user  442 2009-08-27 00:51 known_hosts
> 
> 
The permission on authorized_keys should be 600. No group/other access.
authorized_keys2, I think is not required (at least I don't seem to have
it).

Also send the output of ssh -vv ... and we can better help.

Thanks.
>       
-- 
James Richardson
Debian GNU/Linux Consultant
http://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesrichardsonconsulting

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