bluethundr wrote: > hello list > > I have a network mounted home directory shared between all hosts on my > network: <snip> > So therefore my RSA key should already be in my authorized_keys on any > host. However logging into the virtual network, I always get prompted > for a password. just for the heck of it, I scp'd the key over again to > one of the virtual hosts: <snip> > Considering that this key is internal network only and doesn't have a > passphrase set (it does not traverse internet boundaries) why on earth > am I being prompted for a password whenever I ssh into this machine? Do you have PermitRootLogin without-password in /etc/ssh/sshd_config? mark