Urgent request: Where does the authorized_keys file have to go on a Windows system?

From: Tonij (tonij67_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 06/22/04 

Date: 22 Jun 2004 07:38:35 -0700

At my wits end here; I have set up many Unix systems to use
public/private key authentication using DSA keys. I know that the
authorized_keys file goes in the /home/<user>/.ssh directory. But I
have a need to connect to a Windows server running SSH and for the
life of me cannot find the correct place to put this file. I have
tried:

c:\program files\openssh\.ssh
c:\documents and settings\<user>\.ssh
c:\.ssh

And no matter where I put the authorized_keys file, I am still
prompted for a password. I know how sensative this can be in unix,
the pub key file is one line, must have correct permissions, etc. but
I am unable to find any documentation detailing how this crosses over
into the Windows world.

I am using OpenSSH_3.7.1p1 on both systems, and need to connect to a
Windows box from a Solaris 9 system. The Solaris 9 system interacts
with many other Solaris systems using key authentcation with no
issues. In fact, I am using the exact same id_pub entry on this
Windows box that I have on many Solaris systems.

Any ideas? Is there a way to force the connection to look for the key
in a given place? i.e.

ssh <some command telling this host to find the id_pub on the remote
host) <remote_host>

Failing this, I would settle for a way to pass the password to my
script (I know it sucks but I am up againts a tight deadline here)

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