This is the third time you have posted this? Do you think if you keep
posting it you will get more answers? Or do you think you might piss people
off?

Christian Christmann <plfriko@yahoo.de> writes:

>Hi,

>I'm trying to configure sshd (OpenSSH_3.8.1p1) in a way that passwords
>are not required for ssh logins.

>This is my /etc/sshd_config file:

>Port 22

>Protocol 2

>HostKey /etc/ssh/ssh_host_key
>HostKey /etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key
>HostKey /etc/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key
>ServerKeyBits 768
>LoginGraceTime 600
>KeyRegenerationInterval 3600

>PermitRootLogin yes

>StrictModes yes
>X11Forwarding yes
>X11DisplayOffset 10
>X11UseLocalhost yes
>PrintMotd yes
>KeepAlive yes

>Compression yes

>SyslogFacility AUTH
>LogLevel INFO
>RhostsRSAAuthentication no
>RSAAuthentication no
>HostbasedAuthentication no
>IgnoreRhosts yes

>PasswordAuthentication yes
>PermitEmptyPasswords no

>ClientAliveInterval 30
>ClientAliveInterval 30
>ClientAliveCountMax 4

>Subsystem sftp /usr/lib/ssh/sftp-server


>#------

>The file /etc/shosts.equiv contains all hostnames that are a
>allowed to login without password on that machine. The other
>files contain the keys used in our network. All these file but
>sshd_config are used in our network and are identical on all
>our machines. So I suppose they are OK since I can ssh on all
>other machines without any problems.

>Any hints what's wrong with sshd_config and why a password
>is enforced?

>Regards,
>Chris