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# 1  
Old 12-07-2010
Problem while generating ssh keys.
Hi all,

I am facing an issue while creating the ssh keys. i am using fedora 9

Please let me know how to solve this issue


PHP Code:
[root@localhost .ssh]# ssh-keygen -t rsa
Generating public/private rsa key pair.
Enter file in which to save the key (/root/.ssh/id_rsa):       [press enter]
Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase):                     [press enter]
Enter same passphrase again:                                [press enter]       
open /root/.ssh/id_rsa failed: Permission denied.
Saving the key failed: /root/.ssh/id_rsa. 

Thanks,
Kalyan
# 2  
Old 12-07-2010
check .ssh directory permission.
R0H0N
# 3  
Old 12-07-2010
thanks for responding
the directory is having r,w permission for root user




PHP Code:
[root@localhost .ssh]# ls -l /root/.ssh/
total 4
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 395 2010-12-06 16:58 known_hosts 
PHP Code:
[root@localhost ~]# ls -al

drwx------  2 root root  4096 2010-12-06 16:58 .ssh 
# 4  
Old 12-07-2010
MySQL use this link for key generation for step by step procedure
ssh without password
# 5  
Old 12-07-2010
thanks satya, the procedure is correct.

but i am getting error message
HTML Code:
 /root/.ssh/id_rsa failed: Permission denied.
error message , can you help me out why this kind of issue occure and how to debug

what could be the solution
Last edited by kalyankalyan; 12-07-2010 at 08:01 AM..
# 6  
Old 12-10-2010
Check the permission on the files themselves.
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