On Tue, May 08, 2007 at 04:47:53PM -0700, Michael Nelson wrote: > On Wed, May 09, 2007 at 01:30:35AM +0200, Joachim Schrod wrote: > > > Maybe because the file is named ~/.ssh/authorized_keys (with a > > "z"), i.e., American and not British spelling? > > The other thing that tends to bite people is permissions on > ~/.ssh/authorized_keys. It needs to be 644 ... ie: not writable by anyone > but the owner. If the permissions are too loose, the passwordless login > will fail.
Actually, I always make authorized_keys 600... but I read in a RedHat manual that 644 should work. I think I will stick with 600. -- In what was destined to be a short-lived spectacle, a chicken, suspended by a balloon, drifted through the Samurai bar's doorway. --Gary Larson San Francisco, CA -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
