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

2010-03-12 21:37:18
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: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:34:49 -0500
Hi Luis,

Just as I thought, it now works!!!  Thanks to you for sticking with me
to find my mistake.  Only on a computer can you find twenty ways to make
the same mistake!  -- ken

>>> PROBLEM SOLVED <<<


============== previous reply ======================
Hi Luis,

I did a line by line compare of our sshd_config files.  While your file
has:
#PermitRootLogin no
my file has:
PermitRootLogin yes
Commented out or set to yes should be equivalent.

BUT I did find that at some point in time, I had added:
AllowUsers ken
to deny access to all except specified users.

I revised this to
AllowUsers ken, backuppc, root

I can now login as root:
ssh root@hostname
password for root:  ****************

I believe that this was the problem, but will have to try sending the
keys to be sure.  I will let you know after I have run back and forth
between the machines.  -- ken


On Sat, 2010-03-13 at 00:48 +0000, Luis Paulo wrote:
> Hi, ken
> Sorry for the delay.
> 
> I can't understand why the root password is not accepted.
> You may try the -v switch, as in
> 
> scp -v ~/.ssh/BackupPC_id_rsa.pub [email protected]:/root/.ssh/
> 
> Next is my sshd_config. See if it helps

>> 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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