i see: this is a fedora list, but have you tried posting to the centos ml? though, in my experience, there is less traffic there than here. regardless of where you post, you should provide detailed output, including using ssh -vvv. btw, can you log in with ssh? keygen is to get around typing a password each time, but does ssh itself work? ranjan On Thu, 7 Jul 2016 22:53:21 -0400 bruce <badouglas@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hey Ranjan > > All boxes are running centos 6.5 > > the keys where created using key-gen > > on each box, i created a user testuser1 for testing/ease > > thanks > > > > > On Thu, Jul 7, 2016 at 10:35 PM, Ranjan Maitra < > maitra.mbox.ignored@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > What are these boxes running? Also, how did you create your ssh key(s)? > > > > Ranjan > > > > On Thu, 7 Jul 2016 21:07:38 -0400 bruce <badouglas@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > Hey... (again) > > > > > > > > > Still trying to get my mind around how to solve this. Someone mentioned > > ssh > > > forwarding, but I've not gotten it to work. > > > > > > > > > Say I have 5 boxes on my network, > > > > > > box1 > > > box2 > > > box3 > > > box4 > > > box5 > > > > > > Each box has a generic user - user1, with limited perms/access > > > > > > On my local box, i create a pub/private ssh key. I copy the pub key to > > each > > > box.. > > > > > > From my local box, I can then ssh -using the priv/pub key into box1. > > > > > > From box1, can I then hop/ssh over to box2, using the pub key for the > > user1 > > > that I created/installed? > > > > > > I'm trying to figure out how I can hop between boxes as needed without > > > having to have lots of pub/private keys ... > > > > > > What do I need to add to the local box, or to box1 / box2 to permit me to > > > hop from box1 to box2 without having to add a key from/between box1 and > > > box2? > > > > > > if ssh forwarding is the soln, what has to be added to which files, on > > > which boxes? > > > > > > Thoughts/comments.. > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > -- > > Important Notice: This mailbox is ignored: e-mails are set to be deleted > > on receipt. Please respond to the mailing list if appropriate. For those > > needing to send personal or professional e-mail, please use appropriate > > addresses. > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > > FREE 3D EARTH SCREENSAVER - Watch the Earth right on your desktop! > > Check it out at http://www.inbox.com/earth > > > > -- > > users mailing list > > users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > > https://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct > > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > > Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org > > -- Important Notice: This mailbox is ignored: e-mails are set to be deleted on receipt. Please respond to the mailing list if appropriate. For those needing to send personal or professional e-mail, please use appropriate addresses. ____________________________________________________________ Publish your photos in seconds for FREE TRY IM TOOLPACK at http://www.imtoolpack.com/default.aspx?rc=if4 -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org