Re: Passwordless ssh, "once and for all"...

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From: "Dr. Poo" <drpoo@houston.rr.com>
To: Mike Sowka <msowka@doe.carleton.ca>, secureshell@securityfocus.com
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2002 21:55:04 -0600

I'm a little stoned... so don't mind me if i totally missed what you're
looking for.

http://profile.sh/syswiki/index.php?How%20do%20I%20set%20up%20a%20passwordless%20ssh%20login%3F

That's it....read the top, it has ONE good method, but uhh...more insecure
than the SECOND.

I'm using KeyChain (the 2nd) on a few cron-jobs to tunnel data to remote
hosts using ssh ... or sftp. Pretty cool, well i think so.

        -Chris

On Wednesday 11 December 2002 03:49 pm, Mike Sowka wrote:
> Hello,
> Number one, I have to admit that openssh has always been a bit of a
> "black magic" to me. The everyday stuff is a breeze (ssh scp), but I've
> had hell of a time setting up passwordless ssh for a little MPI cluster
> I have running here at school.
> I got the darned thing running about a year ago, having tried various
> methods, I finally STUMBLED on a working setup... unfortunately a hasty
> rm -rf .ssh here and there really messed things up.
> I've now decided I should learn how to get openssh-3.1p1 setup for
> passwordless ssh the right way, and in such a way that I know what's
> going on and can properly maintain my cluster.
> Please note the I've been RTFMing for the past 5 hours... and am on the
> verge of my nerves (hence the babbling on in my post).
>
> WHAT I NEED: passwordless login for ALL users from "master" to all
> "nodes" 1-14...
>
> WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO: I've worked on the one "master" to see if I can
> get pswd'less ssh on there first...
> -sshd creates the keys.
> -I take /etc/ssh/ssh_host_key.pub and copy it into
> /etc/ssh/ssh_known_hosts with "master" prepended
> -create /etc/hosts.equiv AND /etc/ssh/hosts.equiv with "master" listed
>
> QUESTION: Why the HECK does it keep asking me for a password to
> login???? Should I use protocol I ? And if so how do I enable it ( I
> have tried, and it would still insist on a password)
>
> Any suggestion and/or help ARE MUCH APPRECIATED.
> THANK YOU,
> Mike

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