Re: OpenSSH protocol 2 ignores identity file

From: Darren Tucker (dtucker@dodgy.net.au)
Date: 12/11/02 

From: dtucker@dodgy.net.au (Darren Tucker)
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2002 07:24:10 GMT

In article <a20a7fcc.0212101600.5fa49f1c@posting.google.com>,
Adam <alciocca@yahoo.com.au> wrote:
>we are in the process of upgrading our solaris boxes from ssh 1.2.32
>using SSH protocol 1 to OpenSSH 3.4p1 using both SSH protocol 1 and
>SSH protocol 2. However after the upgrade users are no longer asked
>for the passphrase of their ~/.ssh/identity file, they are asked for
>their user password on the server.
>
>It seems that it isn't even looking for an identity file. Am I doing
>something wrong or is this normal?

The debug shows a SSHv2 connection and you have only SSHv1 keys. Try
generating an SSHv2 key (eg "ssh-keygen -t rsa") or forcing a v1
connection (eg "ssh -1 host"). 

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