On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 1:34 AM, Jeremy C. Reed <[email protected]> wrote: >> 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 ... > > Try running the sshd server with debugging on, like: > sshd -ddd > > And run the ssh client with debugging on, like: > ssh -vvv > > They may give you some clue, such as wrong permissions. > > The OpenSSH manual pages for ssh and sshd have details on permissions > needed. See the FILES section in both man pages. >
The permissions point is valid, IIRC it won't even look at the files if they aren't properly secured. Further, you may want to look in to setting up an ssh agent; unless your identify key is passwordless.
