hi the .ssh is drwx------ i changed from 600 to 633 for authorized_keys but still asking for password i checked before ssh-copy-id doesnt seem to be exit on Checkpoint SPLAT . i login with my normal user then use the expert command (which is like su) i use the root privilegs for key creating) 2011/1/12, Abhilash abhi <abhilashck72@xxxxxxxxx>: > Hi, > > Why cant u use "ssh-copy-id -i ~/.ssh/id_dsa.pub > user@IPaddress"(Destination).. > It will automatically copy the public key to ur destination. And u are > creating the key as root or normal user ? > > Thanks, > > > > On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 5:43 PM, Johan Booysen > <johan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > >> Might be worth checking the permissions on the .ssh directory and on the >> authorized_keys file. That's bitten me before, and should be: >> >> drwx------ .ssh >> -rw-r--r-- authorized_keys >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx >> [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of a bv >> Sent: 12 January 2011 11:27 >> To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: SSH keygen and login problem >> >> Hi,, >> >> For my file transfer script i want to use scp without password. Here >> is nearly what i have done: >> 1- I logined to my Checkpoint (which is Redhat based and the one who >> is source) with my personal user and gave expert command to have root >> permissons. >> 2. Changed directory to /root/.ssh and gave ssh-keygen -t dsa and >> created the key pairs. >> 3 I copied yhe public key to my home folder at the remote server like >> >> scp ~/.ssh/id_dsa.pub >> myuser@remoteserver:/home/myuser.ssh/authorized_keys >> >> 4. Then i copied this authorized_keys to the /root/.ssh. >> 5 then tried to send a sample file from my Checkpoint box to remote >> server >> with scp but it requested me to enter a password. >> >> how can i fix this ? then ill adapt my scirpt to this >> regards. >> >> -- >> redhat-list mailing list >> unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe >> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list >> >> -- >> redhat-list mailing list >> unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe >> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list >> > > > > -- > > Regards, > Abhilash > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list