Public bug reported: When explicitly setting an identity, either via the -i commandline parameter or IdentityFile in the ssh config, these files are used only after any other identity files found in ~/.ssh/ have failed pubkey authentication.
When the remote host limits the number of pubkey authentication failures before disconnecting, this can lead to a situation where the explicit identity file is not even used when connecting to that host. ** Affects: openssh Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown ** Affects: openssh (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Bug watch added: OpenSSH Portable Bugzilla #2221 https://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2221 ** Also affects: openssh via https://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2221 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1302812 Title: Explicit identity files are being used after implicit files are attempted To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/openssh/+bug/1302812/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs