[NBLUG/talk] public key ssh troubles - update

[Bob Blick]

In case anyone is still interested in this thread, I've compiled my own
directions how to make password-less SSH work.

Note that this still does not work between the two machines I need it to,
and I'm more and more convinced it's bugs in the ever-changing versions of
OpenSSH.

Anyway, here's the cheat sheet I made:

No-Password SSH (SSH with Public Key Authorization)

Basically the public keys from the client machine must reside in the
authorized_keys file of the server machine.
Public keys from many machines can reside in that file.

On the machine you want to ssh from(client):

Create a .ssh directory off your home directory if there isn't one already.

Change to that directory and enter:
"ssh-keygen -t dsa" then just hit enter for all the defaults.

Do the same with:
"ssh-keygen -t rsa"

Copy id_dsa.pub and id_rsa.pub to the machine you want to ssh into(server).

Create .ssh directory in your home directory there if it doesn't exist.

Don't copy those files into .ssh because you might overwrite that
computer's public keys.

Append these two files into ~/.ssh/authorized_keys:
"cat id_dsa.pub >> .ssh/authorized_keys"
"cat id_rsa.pub >> .ssh/authorized_keys"

If it's an old linux box the file is called authorized_keys2 so make a
copy just in case:
"cat id_dsa.pub >> .ssh/authorized_keys2"
"cat id_rsa.pub >> .ssh/authorized_keys2"

You can delete these id_rsa.pub and id_dsa.pub files now.

Note that this example uses both rsa and dsa keys.
It increases the chance that the two machines may settle on something
compatible.

Give it a try and see if ssh stops asking for a password ;-)