Unfortunately, /var/log/secure doesn't provide much information. I checked it before I posted the original "issue", and the only two messages it generates for a SSH session are: > Nov 13 12:28:33 myserver sshd[25548]: Could not reverse map address 10.0.1.100. > Nov 13 12:28:39 myserver sshd[25548]: Accepted password for user from 10.0.1.100 port 1652 ssh2 When I saw the message for "Could not reverse..." I explicitly added an entry in myserver's hosts file for the computer at 10.0.1.100. All this did was remove the "Could not reverse ..." message from the log, but I still receive "Server refused our key" and get prompted for a password. (the second message in /var/log/secure is generated when a password is entered because of the refused key). ??? - Christopher -----Original Message----- From: Pete Nesbitt [mailto:pete@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 6:32 PM To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: PuTTY SSH w/o a Password On November 11, 2003 02:48 pm, L. Christopher Luther wrote: > I'm trying to use PuTTY to connect to a RH 8 box using SSH and a > password-less private key file. I have no trouble using PuTTY to connect > to this same server using SSH and password authentication -- it's only when > I use private/public key files. > > I used the puttygen program to generate an RSA public and private key (I > also tried DSA keys), and put the resulting public key file in the RH > user's ~/.ssh/authorized_keys file. > > The ~/.ssh directory has mode 700 and authorized_keys has mode 644 (I also > tried mode 640). These modes were chosen because I searched the > redhat-list archives and discovered that someone else was receiving > "Authentication refused: bad ownership or modes for ..." messages. > > These messages are now gone, but PuTTY now displays the following messages: > > Using username "user". > Server refused our key > user@myserver's password: > > I launch putty specifying the user name (-l username), private key file (-i > private.ppk), and saved session (-load myserver). Any suggestions or > ideas? > Hi, Have you checked /var/log/secure on the server? I have had scp w/ key auth in scripts from Linux clients to push dump files onto a Windows servers. There were a few issues. The rather old doc is at http://www.linux1.ca look in Documents at "SSH/SCP via Key Authentication HOWTO" (you can't just type the whole thing in as a url, sorry) There may, or may not be anything useful there. It is Linux to Windows though nothing to do with putty, so it may not help. Better to check the logs first. -- Pete Nesbitt, rhce -- 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
