Hello Andreas, Tuesday, February 10, 2004, 8:24:29 PM, you wrote:
AJ> Hello AJ> Paul Maunders (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) 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> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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! -- Best regards, Paul mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
