On 12/12/18 4:40 PM, Gary Braatz wrote: > Inclusion of the -i flag and the location of the private key solved the > problem. > > Thanks Steve! > > You really don't need multiple ppk pairs for different hosts. One for all is what I do. As long as you keep the private key private you only need distribute the one public key every where you need secure identification. Mike ---------------------------------------------- Gary, Mike is correct. You are actually making it much harder setting up different keys. All you need to do is what Mike has written above. I have several connections that I maintain in this fashion. Good Luck!! Greg