Tn wrote: > Hi, > > As far as I can tell you are doing it right according to the manpages. > However, I noticed that in > http://www.squarebox.co.uk/cgi-squarebox/manServer/usr/share/man/man3/Ne > t::SSH::Perl.3pm that $ssh->login() requires a password that you aren't > supplying: > > $ssh->login("user1", "pass1"); > > I believe this refers to the linux password. Perhaps if the password is > not supplied for an interactive login then you will be prompted for it. > But you could disable linux password authentication as an ssh option at > least as a possible workaround: > > PasswordAuthentication=no # to be added to my %params > > As I recall the default config of sshd/ssh forces password > authentication on top of publickey authentication as an extra security > measure. You might take a look at your sshd and ssh config files to see > how they are set and a combination of tweaking them and the options in > your script may fix the problem. > > The sshd/ssh setup that I prefer requires no password authentication if > publickey authentication works, however it will use password > authentication if publickey authentication does not work and I cut keys > with a null passphrase for easier automation of script execution and > interactive logins. > > The error message seems to refer to a ssh_agent setup. Ssh_agent is a > special daemon that caches private keys and their passphrases so that > you don't have to keep supplying the latter on the command line to start > new sessions. I've never bothered setting it up but using it should be > more secure than using keys with null passphrases. > > For reference: > > Instructions for ssh_agent configuration are at > http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-9-Manual/custom-guide/s1-op > enssh-client-config.html#S3-OPENSSH-CONFIG-SSH-AGENT. > > Manpages for openssh are at http://www.openssh.org/manual.html > > Manpages for perl ssh modules are at > http://www.squarebox.co.uk/cgi-squarebox/manServer/usr/share/man/man3/ > > I don't have a setup now for testing ssh or I would. > > Please let me know what works when you find it. > > -tristram > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi
I'm using ssh with only key authentication in most of my linux servers. the problem is not in the configuration (i think). I guess it's a matter of running ssh-agent from the perl interface (since I've entered the Net::SSH::Perl::Auth it ignores the one that's already running as the parent of my X session). thanx -- Haim -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
