[CentOS] Key auth question

[Eero Volotinen]

2012/2/12 Jussi Hirvi <greenspot at greenspot.fi>:
> I have a problem getting key authentication to work with one remote user
> (git), even though it works fine for the remote user "root". The remote
> file .ssh/authorized_keys is identical for both users - I cp'ed it from
> the root account to the git home dir.
>
> On local machine (OS X, by the way) I have:
> $ cd
> $ ls -l .ssh
> -rw-------  1 jussihirvi  staff   668 Aug 24 16:13 id_rsa
> (the rest is omitted)
>
> On remote machine (as root):
> $ cd
> $ ls -ld .ssh
> drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Feb 11 17:45 .ssh
> $ ls -l .ssh
> total 8
> -rw------- 1 root root 1768 Feb 11 17:45 authorized_keys
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root  631 Feb 11 12:30 known_hosts
>
> On remote machine (as git):
> $ cd
> $ ls -ld .ssh
> drwxr-xr-x 2 git git 4096 Feb 12 11:15 .ssh
> $ ls -l .ssh
> total 8
> -rw------- 1 git git 1768 Feb 12 10:52 authorized_keys
> -rw-r--r-- 1 git git  631 Feb 12 11:05 known_hosts
>
> When, on local machine, I do:
>        $ ssh root at remotehost
> I get in without a password. But when I do
>        $ ssh git at remotehost
> I will be asked for a password.
>
> What should I check?

Check logs for sshd deamon first. It usually gives explanation about issue.

try also ssh -v git at remotehost for debug information.

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Eero