So you're trying to connect as root to the remote server? Is passwordless root ssh allowed? Rob Marti > -----Original Message----- > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list- > bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of a bv > Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 8:07 AM > To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list > Subject: Re: SSH keygen and login problem > > 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 -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list