Public bug reported: 2 bugs are similar but not the same at https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openssh/+bug/1522190 and https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openssh/+bug/1497263
host A ubuntu 14.04.3 -- running ssh-server client B and C client B 14.04.3 can connect no problem with ssh keys only to host A (to me this means openssh-server is fine on Host A) Client C 15.10 cannot ssh to host A, openssh cannot or refuses to load identity files; output of ssh -vvv below $ ssh ubuntu@172.27.20.1 -vv OpenSSH_6.9p1 Ubuntu-2, OpenSSL 1.0.2d 9 Jul 2015 debug1: Reading configuration data /etc/ssh/ssh_config debug1: /etc/ssh/ssh_config line 19: Applying options for * debug2: ssh_connect: needpriv 0 debug1: Connecting to 172.27.20.1 [172.27.20.1] port 22. debug1: Connection established. debug1: identity file /home/dsikora/.ssh/id_rsa type 1 debug1: key_load_public: No such file or directory debug1: identity file /home/dsikora/.ssh/id_rsa-cert type -1 debug1: key_load_public: No such file or directory debug1: identity file /home/dsikora/.ssh/id_dsa type -1 debug1: key_load_public: No such file or directory debug1: identity file /home/dsikora/.ssh/id_dsa-cert type -1 debug1: key_load_public: No such file or directory debug1: identity file /home/dsikora/.ssh/id_ecdsa type -1 debug1: key_load_public: No such file or directory debug1: identity file /home/dsikora/.ssh/id_ecdsa-cert type -1 debug1: key_load_public: No such file or directory debug1: identity file /home/dsikora/.ssh/id_ed25519 type -1 debug1: key_load_public: No such file or directory debug1: identity file /home/dsikora/.ssh/id_ed25519-cert type -1 debug1: Enabling compatibility mode for protocol 2.0 debug1: Local version string SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_6.9p1 Ubuntu-2 ###at this point connection hangs -- sometimes i get back "ssh_exchange_identification: read: Connection reset by peer" permissions on files look OK to me: $ ls -all .ssh total 24 drwx------ 2 user user 4096 Jan 15 12:53 . drwxr-xr-x 26 user user 4096 Jan 15 12:13 .. -rw-r--r-- 1 user user 396 Jan 15 12:53 authorized_keys -rw------- 1 user user 1679 Jan 14 16:15 id_rsa -rw-r--r-- 1 user user 395 Jan 14 16:15 id_rsa.pub -rw-r--r-- 1 user user 1094 Jan 15 12:18 known_hosts and home dir : $ ls -all /home drwxr-xr-x 26 user user 4096 Jan 15 12:13 user actual username replaced with "user" ssh versions on Client $ dpkg -l | grep ssh ii libssh-4:amd64 0.6.3-3ubuntu3 amd64 tiny C SSH library (OpenSSL flavor) ii openssh-client 1:6.9p1-2 amd64 secure shell (SSH) client, for secure access to remote machines ii openssh-server 1:6.9p1-2 amd64 secure shell (SSH) server, for secure access from remote machines ii openssh-sftp-server 1:6.9p1-2 amd64 secure shell (SSH) sftp server module, for SFTP access from remote machines ii ssh-askpass-gnome 1:6.9p1-2 amd64 interactive X program to prompt users for a passphrase for ssh-add ii ssh-import-id 4.5-0ubuntu1 all securely retrieve an SSH public key and install it locally please advise. thanks ** Affects: openssh (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: openssh-client -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1534792 Title: unable to connect or load identity file To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openssh/+bug/1534792/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs