Hi all, ssh isn't doing what I want ...
The top layer is using rsync to a remote backup server, and that works OK. ssh works OK, if I use passwords, but I want to use keys, which don't seem to work. I have installed the key pairs in the correct places, but ssh doesn't even look at them (the access times tamps don't get updated) and it falls back to a password challenge. I can supply the correct password and the connection happens and Backup Goodness follows. This won't work so well as an automated script, however. Initiating a simple ssh connection (no rsync involved) will work with passwords, so I know that all of the ssh infrastructure is functional. Why won't ssh use the keys? What configuration items should I check? Does the ~user/.ssh directory (or its contents) need a specific mode? Is there a magic incantation in one of the ssh[d]_config files that I need to have just right? I imagine I should supply more information with this question ... Thanks. -- Mike Schuh, Seattle USA http://www.farmdale.com
