[olug] basic SSH help

thehaas at binary.net thehaas at binary.net
Wed Mar 19 15:57:32 UTC 2003


> Hmm...  Even with ssh-agent running I'm prompted for a passphrase.  I
> can be on the laptop, and ssh to myself on the laptop and that even
> prompts for the passphrase.
>

Okay, I've ran into this before . . . .

The AIX machine is probably looking for a key created via DSA and you
created a key on the linux side via rsa1 (which I think it the default).

Make a new key with "ssh-keygen -t dsa" and see if that works.

-- mikeh






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