OpenSSH Authentication Problem

[Guest Teeps]

Hi,

 

I'm trying to get key based authentication to work. I've generated the keys I need (I think), but when I type 'ssh -l mtuma matthewx' to log in to the remote machine it fails.

 

The log on the server says:

Oct 11 16:50:05 MATTHEWX sshd[312]: debug1: Forked child 328.
Oct 11 16:50:05 MATTHEWX sshd[328]: debug1: rexec start in 4 out 4 newsock 4 pipe 6 sock 7
Oct 11 16:50:05 MATTHEWX sshd[328]: debug1: inetd sockets after dupping: 3, 3
Oct 11 16:50:05 MATTHEWX sshd[328]: Connection from ::ffff:192.168.0.111 port 1743
Oct 11 16:50:05 MATTHEWX sshd[328]: debug1: Client protocol version 2.0; client software version OpenSSH_3.9p1
Oct 11 16:50:05 MATTHEWX sshd[328]: debug1: match: OpenSSH_3.9p1 pat OpenSSH*
Oct 11 16:50:05 MATTHEWX sshd[328]: debug1: Enabling compatibility mode for protocol 2.0
Oct 11 16:50:05 MATTHEWX sshd[328]: debug1: Local version string SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_3.9p1
Oct 11 16:50:13 MATTHEWX sshd[328]: debug1: temporarily_use_uid: 501/501 (e=0/0)
Oct 11 16:50:13 MATTHEWX sshd[328]: debug1: trying public key file /root/.ssh/authorized_keys
Oct 11 16:50:13 MATTHEWX sshd[328]: debug1: restore_uid: 0/0
Oct 11 16:50:13 MATTHEWX sshd[328]: debug1: temporarily_use_uid: 501/501 (e=0/0)
Oct 11 16:50:13 MATTHEWX sshd[328]: debug1: trying public key file /root/.ssh/authorized_keys
Oct 11 16:50:13 MATTHEWX sshd[328]: debug1: restore_uid: 0/0
Oct 11 16:50:13 MATTHEWX sshd[328]: debug1: do_cleanup

 

It looks to me as if it's ignoring the keys in my home directory, and trying to use root's keys instead. The sshd_config is set to look in ~/.ssh/authorized_keys, which I think should make it look in /home/mtuma/.ssh/authorized_keys . This exists, and has the correct permissions. :?

 

Any ideas anyone, please?

 

[moved from Software by spinynorman]

[Guest anon]

Open a consol as you and try:

ssh username@your_server_address

[Guest Teeps]

Open a consol as you and  try:

ssh username@your_server_address

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I tried this, it gives the same problem, with the same log results.

Edited October 12, 2005 by Teeps

[aioshin]

try to chown that file to mtuma

[Guest Teeps]

I've sorted it, I had to change a line in the sshd_config from this:

AuthorizedKeysFile      ~/.ssh/authorized_keys

to this:

AuthorizedKeysFile      .ssh/authorized_keys

 

I guess it's assuming the home directory already for some reason.

 

Thanks anyway.