On Fri, 2010-10-22 at 22:29 -0400, Tim Dunphy wrote: > > > in /etc/ssh/sshd_config > > still failed... :( > > [bluethundr at VIRTCENT02 ~]$ cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub >> ~/.ssh/authorized_keys > [bluethundr at VIRTCENT02 ~]$ ssh virt1 > bluethundr at virt1's password: > Last login: Fri Oct 22 22:31:41 2010 from 192.168.1.2 > > the only thing left I can think of is that bluethundr is an LDAP user. > can THAT prevent the user from logging in with keys? Also, the root > user key has been exported across the network and can login without a > password... > ---- PermitEmptyPasswords no ???? In sshd_config on the server ??? That would work for keys that do not have a password. You created the key without a password right? John