Re: ssh and RSA Authentication password prompt

From: Dimitri Maziuk (dima@127.0.0.1)
Date: 02/24/02 

From: Dimitri Maziuk <dima@127.0.0.1>
Date: 24 Feb 2002 22:15:22 GMT

begin 666 Tony:
...
> debug1: identity file /home/tonyw/.ssh/identity type 0
> debug1: unknown identity file /home/tonyw/.ssh/id_rsa
                                                ^^^^^^^
> debug1: unknown identity file /home/tonyw/.ssh/id_dsa
                                                ^^^^^^^
> Enabling compatibility mode for protocol 2.0
                                  ^^^^^^^^^^^^
> debug1: authentications that can continue: publickey,password
> debug1: next auth method to try is publickey
> debug1: try privkey: /home/tonyw/.ssh/id_rsa
> debug1: try privkey: /home/tonyw/.ssh/id_dsa
                                   ^^^^^^^^^^^

RTFM about differences between protocol versions 1 and 2.
(Hint: ssh-keygen -t rsa; ssh-keygen -t dsa.)

> debug1: Remote protocol version 1.99, remote software version
> OpenSSH_2.5.2p2
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
And upgrade your OpenSSH.

Dima 

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