If you are behind a masquerading machine or your ssh is not setuid root it can't get a port <1023 and the default is to refuse rsa authentication if ssh binds to a non-priverlaged port. On Thu, May 03, 2001 at 10:47:21PM -0400, Tommy Moore wrote: > Hi guys. I'm trying to setup a vpn between two boxes and for some > reason I can't get ssh to let me do the authorization with the root > account with using keys. > Even when I put my public host key in the authorized_keys list in .ssh > of root's home directory it still doesn't let me in. > If I transfer my user account key to the same machine and try it it > does work. I don't get it. I have the root login option turned on. > Anyone know why this won't work? Red Hat 7.1 on both client and server > with default /etc/ssh/sshd_cofnig files on both. > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > -- -- Kerry Hoath: kerry at gotss.net alternatives: kerry at gotss.eu.org or kerry at gotss.spice.net.au ICQ UIN: 8226547
