On 15Dec2009 09:22, Charan <charan314@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: | I did the ssh -vvv | Please see the attachment. [...] | ssh -vvv svc-oracle@bisquioant1289 | OpenSSH_3.9p1, OpenSSL 0.9.7a Feb 19 2003 | debug1: Reading configuration data /etc/ssh/ssh_config | debug1: Applying options for * | debug2: ssh_connect: needpriv 0 | debug1: Connecting to bisquioant1289 [bisquioant1289] port 22. | debug1: Connection established. | debug3: Not a RSA1 key file /export/home/charan/.ssh/identity. | debug2: key_type_from_name: unknown key type '-----BEGIN' | debug3: key_read: missing keytype | debug3: key_read: missing whitespace [...] Your private key is not in ssh's expected format. What did you use to generate it? I also suspect you might have stored a public key in the private key file:-( Have a look at the /export/home/charan/.ssh/identity file; does the "-----BEGIN" line describe the content? -- Cameron Simpson <cs@xxxxxxxxxx> DoD#743 http://www.cskk.ezoshosting.com/cs/ A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with. - Tenessee Williams -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list