On 12/12/2018 03:28 PM, Gary Braatz wrote:
> Thanks for responding so quickly! No but I will try. Are you saying the
> first vendor connection worked because id_rsa and id_rsa.pub are the
> defaults if not specified? (I didn't use the -i flag for the first vendor.)
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: CentOS [mailto:centos-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve Clark
> Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2018 2:23 PM
> To: CentOS mailing list
> Subject: Re: SFTP - Private/Public Authentication Keysets Beyond
> The First Set
>
> On 12/12/2018 03:13 PM, Gary Braatz wrote:
>> I'm new to SFTP and using this mailing list was able to successfully
> create
>> my first Private/Public keyset for a vendor hosting the SFTP server (I'm
> the
>> client). I created the keyset by typing this:
>>
>>
>>
>> # ssh-keygen -t rsa
>>
>>
>>
>> When asked for the password/passphrase I hit <Enter> and afterwards
> "id_rsa"
>> and "id_rsa.pub" were created in "/root/.ssh/". I provided "id_rsa.pub"
> to
>> the vendor and when told they were ready I initiated an SFTP transfer.
>> During the first connection I was asked for the vendor-provided password
> and
>> after entering it was successfully connected to the vendor's sftp server.
>> During successive connections I was not again asked for the password.
> This
>> allowed me to create fully automated batch file transfers.my objective.
>> Setting up my second vendor is not going as smoothly.
>>
>>
>>
>> I did exactly the same thing for my second vendor with the exception of
>> typing "rsa_vendor2" during keyset generation (I assumed I had to use a
>> different name for the new keyset).
>>
>>
>>
>> # ssh-keygen -t rsa_vendor2
>>
>>
>>
>> Files "id_rsa_vendor2" and "id_rsa_vendor2.pub" were created in
>> "/root/.ssh/" and I gave "id_rsa_vendor2.pub" to the second vendor. I
>> initiated the first connection with the second vendor and was asked for
> the
>> vendor-provided password which I entered and a successful connection was
>> made. The problem is unlike with the first vendor I am asked for the
>> password every time I connect to the second vendor's server. Because I am
>> being asked for the password I am unable to create fully automated batch
>> file transfers.
>>
>>
>>
>> The second vendor is telling me they added the public key to their server
> as
>> required. Did I miss a step or do something wrong on my end? Was I
> correct
>> using a different name for the new keyset or would the new keyset
>> information have been appended to the information already in id_rsa and
>> id_rsa.pub for the first vendor?
>>
>>
>>
>> Any help you can provide will be greatly appreciated.
>>
>>
>>
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> Are using the -i flag in your invocation of sftp to the second vendor?
> >From the sftp man page:
>
> -i identity_file
> Selects the file from which the identity (private key) for
> public key authentication is read. This option
> is directly passed to ssh(1).
>
In my experience - Yes.
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