I know that various ssh utilities can generate a public key from a private one -- I don't know the specifics, but I know that:
ssh-add /some/private/key ssh-copy-id [EMAIL PROTECTED] The fact that this works, even if I don't currently have a public key file available, proves that the ssh private key format, at least, contains the information necessary to generate a public key. Therefore, I would think that a quick fix might be to find out how ssh does that, and simply generate a public key when needed. On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 10:12 AM, Jamis Buck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You could maybe start here: > > http://github.com/jamis/net-ssh/tree/master/lib/net/ssh/key_factory.rb > > And search the code for places KeyFactory is used, to determine when/where > public keys are being used where private keys would do. > > - Jamis > > > On Apr 14, 2008, at 8:02 AM, Paul Dowman wrote: > > > > > I'd be willing to take a crack at it if you can point me in the right > > direction and if it's not fixed in v2. > > > > Paul > > > > On Sat, Apr 12, 2008 at 10:39 AM, Jamis Buck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > It's a quirk of Net::SSH that has never been patched. If anyone wants > > > to > > > take a look and fix it, that'd be great. The problem might already be > > > fixed > > > in Net::SSH v2 (due to be released in the near future), but I haven't > > > had a > > > chance to verify. > > > > > > - Jamis > > > > > > > > > > > > On Apr 12, 2008, at 8:07 AM, Paul Dowman wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi, there's something that's been confusing me for a long time. When > > > > connecting using public/private key authentication the client > > > > shouldn't need to have the public key available, but for some reason > > > > Capistrano (Net:SSH?) seems to require it. > > > > > > > > The openssh client can connect without having the public key file > > > > available, e.g. "ssh -i privkeyfile hostname" (where privkeyfile is > > > > a > > > > private key). But Capistrano complains if there isn't also a file > > > > named "privkeyfile.pub" (containing the public key) in the same > > > > directory. > > > > > > > > Am I doing something wrong? Is there a way to change this so that > > > > the > > > > public key isn't required? > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Paul > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > http://pauldowman.com > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/capistrano -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
