Re: [CentOS] CentOS 6.5 fresh install, public ssh keys cannot authenticate

On 09/05/14 06:42 PM, Greg Bailey wrote:

On 05/09/2014 03:34 PM, Dan Bikle wrote:

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Dear List,

I cannot get public ssh keys to work in a fresh install of centos6.5

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Steps to reproduce this bug:

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do this:

cat ~dan/.ssh/id_rsa.pub > ~dan/.ssh/authorized_keys

I think you're missing:

chmod 600 ~dan/.ssh/authorized_keys

Without it, sshd won't use the authorized_keys file if it's readable by other users. (I think that's related to "StrictMode"; consult sshd man page)

-Greg

Check the selinux context as well (or, to test, setenforce 0 -> try again. Worked? selinux problem, fix the context).

https://alteeve.ca/w/AN!Cluster_Tutorial_2#SELinux_Related_Problems