On 12.2.2012 11.51, Eero Volotinen wrote: > Check logs for sshd deamon first. It usually gives explanation about issue. Damn, that was simple. /var/log/secure tells it in plain language: > Authentication refused: bad ownership or modes for directory /var/www/railsdev (that is the home dir for the user git). The perms were: $ ls -ld /var/www/railsdev drwxrws--- 5 git apache 4096 Feb 12 10:52 railsdev/ I did chmod g-w, and the key auth started to work! Thanks. - Jussi