home | list info | list archive | date index | thread index

Re: ssh login requires identity file?

Likely it's set up to use only RSA authentication.

Mike

On 2020-03-16 8:29 p.m., J C Nash wrote:
> I've just (re)setup a machine and copied over my keys and set the
> permissions. When I try an ssh login to my server
> 
> e.g.,   ssh nashjc [ at ] myserver [ dot ] org
> 
> I get permission denied (public key).  But
> 
>         ssh -i mykey nashjc [ at ] myserver [ dot ] org
> 
> works fine. I note that on the client machine I am logged in
> as john, but this doesn't seem to be a problem on other machines.
> 
> The problem machine is running Bunsenlabs He distro, while the
> machine that works is Linux Mint 19.3 Tricia.
> 
> Ideas?
> 
> JN
> 
> To unsubscribe send a blank message to linux+unsubscribe [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org
> To get help send a blank message to linux+help [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org
> To visit the archives: https://lists.linux-ottawa.org
> 

To unsubscribe send a blank message to linux+unsubscribe [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org
To get help send a blank message to linux+help [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org
To visit the archives: https://lists.linux-ottawa.org