On Tue, Aug 05, 2025 at 10:01:03AM -0400, Dan Purgert wrote: > Make sure it's actually the right passphrase (e.g. in nano). I've hit > the keyboard / language input switch before (I have / had multiple input > languages in the past); and a side effect is that the special characters > move; and I'm not typing in what I think I'm typing in.
I am sure ... I ran it under strace and can see it reading the correct characters. > If that checks out, you can test the passphrase with 'ssh-keygen -yf > PRIVKEY' . That does not work: ~/.ssh$ ssh-keygen -y -f id_dsa Enter passphrase: Load key "id_dsa": incorrect passphrase supplied to decrypt private key Same for id_rsa. My passphrase is > 30 & < 40 characters long, upper/lower roman alphabetic + spaces. -- Alain Williams Linux/GNU Consultant - Mail systems, Web sites, Networking, Programmer, IT Lecturer. +44 (0) 787 668 0256 https://www.phcomp.co.uk/ Parliament Hill Computers. Registration Information: https://www.phcomp.co.uk/Contact.html #include <std_disclaimer.h>
