On Sat, 20 Nov 2021 at 08:16, Walter H. via users < users@lists.fedoraproject.org> wrote:
> Hello, > > can someone please give me a hint, where to look for the following > problem ... > > I have several Linux VMs (all except this one are CentOS), and I took > /root/.ssh/authorized_keys from one of them > and copied it onto this Fedora box; > > accessing from my Jump-VM also directly using SSH from Win10 works fine > using the private key, > but from when using PuTTY/WinSCP I get: "Server refused our key." > (all other Linux-VMs use the same authorized_keys and can be accessed > using PuTTY/WinSCP with this private key) > > is there something I must change on the side of the Fedora box or > something I have to change in PuTTY/WinSCP? > (I'm using the latest releases of PuTTY/WinSCP) > Many enterprise policies prohibit ssh access for root, but if you aren't worried about security risks, look in /etc/sshsshd_conf's Authentication section for "PermitRootLogin": # Authentication: #LoginGraceTime 2m PermitRootLogin yes #StrictModes yes #MaxAuthTries 6 #MaxSessions 10 The alternative is to log in as a regular user and use one of the elevation methods (sudo, su) to gain root privileges. -- George N. White III
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