I always just transfer the id_rsa.pub to the destination machine, plopping into the end of ~/.ssh/authorized_keys Works for my 50+ machines, with SSH2. --Dan On 8/18/05, Craig White wrote: > On Thu, 2005-08-18 at 14:50 -0700, George Joseph Thekkekara wrote: > > Try authorized_keys or authorized_keys2 > > > > Regards > > > > On 8/18/05, Craig White wrote: > > > perhaps my notes and memory has failed me but it ain't working... > > > > > > on host machine... > > > > > > ssh-keygen -t rsa > > > ssh-keygen -t dsa > > > > > > scp *pub root@remote:/root > > > > > > on remote machine... > > > > > > cat /root/id_{r,d}sa.pub >> /root/.ssh/authorizedkeys_2 > > > > > > but it still asks for password when I try to connect as root from remote > > > host > > > > > > Where am I going wrong? > ---- > that was a typo... > > [root@linuxserver .ssh]# ls -l > total 24 > -rw------- 1 root root 1706 Aug 18 14:48 authorized_keys2 > -rw------- 1 root root 668 Dec 25 2003 id_dsa > -rw------- 1 root root 618 Dec 25 2003 id_dsa.pub > -rw------- 1 root root 887 Dec 25 2003 id_rsa > -rw------- 1 root root 238 Dec 25 2003 id_rsa.pub > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3083 Aug 18 14:42 known_hosts > > another suggestion? > > Craig > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- ----- There is hopeful symbolism in the fact that flags do not wave in a vacuum. -- Arthur C. Clarke --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss