Craig, Is RSAAuthentication set to accept pubkey authentication attempts. Do you have root logins shut off. Check $CONFDIR/sshd_config --Colin.ansel.Rasor On 8/18/05 2:55 PM, "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 --------------------------------------------------- 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