Kenneth L. Owen wrote:
> The problem is that when all is working properly, and I run the command
> -bash-3.2$ ssh -l root Winserver whoami
> (bash-3.2$ prompt since user 'backuppc' was setup on Fedora 8 'no-logon')
> WinServer should not ask for a password or pass-phrase, but only respond
> 'root'

Did you ever answer 'yes' at the point where your earlier message showed 
a ^C instead?  You do have to answer yes to that once (and only once). 
Then if it goes on to ask for a password your keys aren't set up right.

> The process is not generating password/phrase-less keys!

This is determined by how you respond during the keygen step for the 
backuppc user.  If you just hit enter at the prompt for a passphrase you 
won't have one.  After that you just have to get the pub part of the key 
into the /root/.ssh/authorized_keys2 file on the target with permissions 
set correctly.

> It did on the original setup back in October before the crash.  I am
> wondering if some file or program update issued in the last month or so may
> be affecting the way the system is working now.

An update would affect everyone.  It hasn't.

-- 
   Les Mikesell
    lesmikesell AT gmail DOT com


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