>
> Have you tried using ssh-keygen to generate a new public key for the problematic
> user? The old password you are talking about is probably a passphrase embedded
> in the public key for the user. Use ssh-keygen to generate a new key and copy
> ".ssh/identity.pub" on machine 1 to .ssh/authorized_keys on machine 2.
> Furthermore, If the user on machine 1 is the same username on machine 2, you
> can generate a public key without entering a passphrase, allowing you to
> connect via ssh without a password.
doesn't have to be the same username..
if it's the same username you can use hosts.equiv and bypass the ssh key
-Justin
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