Dennis, If you are using version ssh1, make the key authorized_keys and if its version ssh2 used authorized_keys2 Also, make sure the .ssh directory has the permissions read write execute for your user ONLY, and I think the same goes for the keys.
Scott -- Scott Ragen Support Manager/IT Administrator Roadtech Systems www.roadtechsystems.com.au PH: +61 2 9807 3516 FAX: +61 2 9808 5294 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 29-11-2002 12:59:06 AM: > I would like to set up ssh for use with putty using public/private key > pairs. Putty works fine using ssh and a userid/password combination so I > recently generated a key pair with puttygen. > > I am not clear about what directory to put the public key file in. > Should it be /.ssh? Also, I believe the file should either be named > authorized_keys or authorized_keys2. Not clear about that either. I am > running Red Hat 7.1. > > I receive a message "Server has refused our key" when I try. > > Thanks, > > Dennis > > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ > More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
