Passwordless ssh, problems with passphrase on the server side.

From: dylanthomasfan (Sonny.Rajagopalan_at_gmail.com)
Date: 08/15/05

  • Next message: Darren Dunham: "Re: Passwordless ssh, problems with passphrase on the server side." 
    Date: 15 Aug 2005 14:30:42 -0700

    Hi,

    I am trying to set up a passwordless user login between two of my
    computers, A, the server and B the client, both of which run Linux. A
    runs mandrake 10.0 (2.6.3-7) and B runs Gentoo 2.6.11. A runs
    OpenSSH_3.9p1, OpenSSL 0.9.7c 30 Sep 2003 and B runs OpenSSH_3.9p1,
    OpenSSL 0.9.7e 25 Oct 2004.

    I am having a problem adding the key at the server side. Here's what I
    have already accomplished:

    (a) Created a key pair using ssh-keygen -t dsa on B using a passphrase.
    (b) cat'ted the *.pub file into A in the user account's
    ~/.ssh/authorized_keys2.
    (c) logged into A
    (b) [myusername@A~ ] ssh-agent bash

    But when I try
    [myusername@A~ ] ssh-add .ssh/authorized_keys2

    on the server A, something I don't understand happens. It asks me for a
    passphrase, and when I enter the passphrase which I used in step (a)
    above, it says it is a bad passphrase.

    [myusername@A~ ]>ssh-add .ssh/authorized_keys2
    Enter passphrase for .ssh/authorized_keys2:
    Bad passphrase, try again for .ssh/authorized_keys2:

    Which goes on even though I enter the right passphrase. What is going
    on?

    Any help is greatly appreciated.

    Also, any pointers on what the difference between rsa and dsa is?

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