Have you edited your /etc/ssh/sshd_config file correctly? You need to specify the correct location for the authorized_keys file and whether to use public key authentication or not. In my situation I am using protocol version 2 so my authorized keys file is ~/.ssh/authorized_keys2. The following was from my sshd_config file. See the following and hope this helps Snipet...../etc/ssh/sshd_config LoginGraceTime 600 PermitRootLogin yes StrictModes yes RSAAuthentication yes PubkeyAuthentication yes AuthorizedKeysFile ~/.ssh/authorized_keys2 # rhosts authentication should not be used RhostsAuthentication no .......... > -----Original Message----- > From: Jason Dale [mailto:redhat@maxxess.co.za] > Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 5:28 AM > To: psyche-list@redhat.com > Subject: Re: network backups with tar - cannot generate > passwordless SSH key > > > Hi A.J > > Thanks for taking the time and the effort to write up your > solution ! I really appreciate it :) > > Unfortunately, still no joy. I assume that I am putzing up > somewhere, so I will give you a summarized log of exactly > what I did on my servers. > > The two test servers I am using: > > 'blackhawk' - Red Hat Linux 8 [ server that needs to be > backed up] 'firewall' - Red Hat Linux 6.2 [ server that I am > using for the 'backups' (not really, just to test connection)] > > -- > Psyche-list mailing list > Psyche-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ps> yche-list > -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
