Hello,

file permission for $home\.ssh\authorized_keys is 644
and direcotry permission for $home\.ssh is 777

Here is my log after
ssh -v -v user1@host2

debug1: SSH2_MSG_SERVICE_ACCEPT received
debug2: key: $home/.ssh/identity (0)
debug2: key: $home/.ssh/id_rsa (0)
debug2: key: $home/.ssh/id_dsa (82fd8)
debug1: Authentications that can continue: publickey,password,keyboard-
debug1: Next authentication method: publickey
debug1: Trying private key: $home/.ssh/identity
debug1: Trying private key: $home/.ssh/id_rsa
debug1: Offering public key: $home/.ssh/id_dsa
debug2: we sent a publickey packet, wait for reply
debug1: Authentications that can continue: publickey,password,keyboard-
debug2: we did not send a packet, disable method
debug1: Next authentication method: keyboard-interactive
debug2: userauth_kbdint
debug2: we sent a keyboard-interactive packet, wait for reply
debug1: Authentications that can continue: publickey,password,keyboard-
debug2: we did not send a packet, disable method
debug1: Next authentication method: password
user1@host2's password:


Umesh

Todd H. wrote:
> "umesh" <umesh.gamare@gmail.com> writes:
> > Hi,
> > Here is what i have done so far,
> >
> > 'ssh-keygen -t dsa' on host 1
> >
> >
> > copied over the "id_dsa.pub" as "authorized_keys" at host2
> >
> >
> > trying to login using ssh/sftp from host1 to host2 without password,
> > but the remote host2 asks for the password.
> > Foll. is the log generated : (apparantly there is nothing relevant that
> >
> > tells why it has failed!)
> >
> > ================================================
> > Connecting to host2...
> > OpenSSH_3.9p1, OpenSSL 0.9.7d 17 Mar 2004
> > debug1: Connecting to hos2 [123.45.67.89] port 22.
> > debug1: Connection established.
> > debug1: identity file $home/.ssh/id_rsa type -1
> > debug1: identity file $home/.ssh/id_dsa type 2
> > debug1: Remote protocol version 2.0, remote software version
> > OpenSSH_3.9p1
> > debug1: match: OpenSSH_3.9p1 pat OpenSSH*
> > debug1: Enabling compatibility mode for protocol 2.0
> > debug1: Local version string SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_3.9p1
> > debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT sent
> > debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT received
> > debug1: kex: server->client aes128-cbc hmac-md5 none
> > debug1: kex: client->server aes128-cbc hmac-md5 none
> > debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_REQUEST(1024<1024<8192) sent
> > debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_GROUP
> > debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_INIT sent
> > debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_REPLY
> > debug1: Host 'drpriskweb03' is known and matches the RSA host key.
> > debug1: Found key in $home/.ssh/known_hosts:1
> > debug1: ssh_rsa_verify: signature correct
> > debug1: SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS sent
> > debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS
> > debug1: SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS received
> > debug1: SSH2_MSG_SERVICE_REQUEST sent
> > debug1: SSH2_MSG_SERVICE_ACCEPT received
> > debug1: Authentications that can continue:
> > publickey,password,keyboard-interacti
> > debug1: Next authentication method: publickey
> > debug1: Trying private key: $home/.ssh/id_rsa
> > debug1: Offering public key: $home/.ssh/id_dsa
>
> Dunno if this is normal or not, but the two lines above are handy.
>
> What you haven't posted is what sshd on the remote server is pushing
> to its logs. That'll probably give you more clues. Perhaps the
> remote server isn't configured to accept publickey(?), or you have
> borked the file permissions on the key files. SSH won't use em if
> the file permissions aren't right. I think you'll find details in
> the man pages.
>
>
> --
> Todd H.
> http://www.toddh.net/