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Re: [BackupPC-users] Problem with key generation in Ubuntu 8.04 (LTS)

2010-03-11 16:54:54
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Problem with key generation in Ubuntu 8.04 (LTS)
From: "Kenneth L. Owen" <tx836519 AT bellsouth DOT net>
To: "General list for user discussion, questions and support" <backuppc-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net>
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:52:58 -0500
Hi Luis,

I really appreciate your help.  I've tried the key generation multiple
times and can't believe that every time I mistype the password!  The
keys are phrase-less.  /root/.ssh and /var/lib/backuppc/.ssh have 700
permissions.  The authorized_keys file has 600 permission.  The newly
created keys have 644 permissions and are set after transfer with the
command:  chmod -R go-rwx ~/.ssh

On the server, I su to root then su to backuppc.  Working as backuppc,
the command that is not working is:

scp ~/.ssh/BackupPC_id_rsa.pub [email protected]:/root/.ssh/

I get no error, just a prompt to enter the root password for
192.168.1.101.  I enter the password, but it is not accepted and asks me
to try again.  I can occasionally mistype a complicated password, but I
have carefully checked each key stroke.

Working as root on machine at 192.168.1.101, the command that is not
working is:

scp ~/.ssh/client_id_rsa.pub
[email protected]:/var/lib/bacuppc/.ssh/client_id_rsa.pub

Again, no error and prompted for root password which is not accepted.

I have root passwords for both of these machines and have no problem
elevating to root to execute all other functions.


As a test, I ssh connected to the backuppc server at 192.168.1.106 from
192.168.1.101.  I issued the following command:

scp /home/ken/20100308.backuppc_install.txt [email protected]:/home/ken/

I was prompted for password for ken and the command completed with no
problem.  -- ken

On Thu, 2010-03-11 at 18:56 +0000, Luis Paulo wrote:
> :)
> So,
> you may tell us exactly the scp command you are trying (or use
> ssh-copy-id command instead, which I recommend).
> 
> I would still try to connect between two non root users to see if it
> also doesn't work
> 
> Are you creating rsa files with or without password?
> 
> Wrong permissions for the .ssh dir may also be the problem. 
> $ chmod 700 ~/.ssh
> $ chmod 600 ~/.ssh/authorized_keys
> Remember to restart ssh after changes :)
> 
> maybe show us your client /etc/ssh/sshd_config if none of the above
> helps/work (check for AllowUsers directives, etc)
> 
> Luis 
> 
> PS: I guess you are planning to use
> $Conf{RsyncClientCmd} = '$sshPath -q -x -l root $host $rsyncPath
> $argList+';
> 
> 
> On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 2:48 PM, Kenneth L. Owen
> <tx836519 AT bellsouth DOT net> wrote:
> Hi Luis,
> 
> I thought you had the answer!  But when I checked, I found the files
> are
> set to allow root logon.  -- ken 
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