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Re: openssh and identity
- To: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Subject: Re: openssh and identity
- From: Corinna Vinschen <cygwin at cygwin dot com>
- Date: 2001年2月12日 20:13:53 +0100
- References: <3A881259.6060EB6@bbn.com>
On Mon, Feb 12, 2001 at 11:42:01AM -0500, Wilson Farrell wrote:
> Hello,
> I'm having trouble getting my ssh client (openssh 2.3p1) to authenticate
> using rsa.
>
> if I simply:
> ssh host.company.com
> I get the password prompt back.
>
> if I:
> ssh -i $HOME/.ssh/identity host.company.com
> it logs me in via rsa authentication as expected.
>
> >From the man page:
> -i identity_file
> Selects the file from which the identity (private key) for
> RSA
> authentication is read. Default is $HOME/.ssh/identity in
> the
> user's home directory. Identity files may also be
> specified on a
> per-host basis in the configuration file. It is possible
> to have
> multiple -i options (and multiple identities specified in
> config-
> uration files).
>
> I have also cput the line:
> IdentityFile ~/.ssh/identity in my .ssh/config file. Didn't help.
>
> I guess I can live with the problem, but it bothers me.
>
> Any ideas?
Is your home directory correctly set in /etc/passwd?
Corinna
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