Re: ssh PasswordAuthentication [Was: ssh basics]

2000-09-10 Thread Eric Sisler
Gustav, >Eric Sisler wrote: > [more snippage] > > 1) On the client, run ssh-keygen (use the -d switch to generate a DSA > > key). This creates the following files in ~/.ssh > > identity(ssh1 private key) > > identity.pub(ssh1 public key) > > id_dsa (ssh2 private key) > > id_dsa.pu

Re:[OT] No monitor/keyboard/mouse ssh basics [Was: ssh basics]

2000-09-10 Thread Eric Sisler
Gustav, >Because of a lack of physical space, lack of monitors and lack of >keyboards. (I've got lots of mice laying around, but...) Ah - I know the feeling. I've got three servers hooked up to an OmniView mouse/keyboard/monitor switch. >Last, but not least, it *looks* good. :-) All my Win or

Re: ssh PasswordAuthentication [Was: ssh basics]

2000-09-09 Thread Bret Hughes
Gustav Schaffter wrote: > > Tried to ssh from the 'client' to the 'server'. Was asked for the > passphrase. Gave it. Was *also* asked for the login password on the > 'server'. Gave it but login was refused. > I.e. the DSA key was *not* used but my ordinary login password was used > for authentifi

Re: [OT] No monitor/keyboard/mouse ssh basics [Was: ssh basics]

2000-09-09 Thread Ahbaid Gaffoor
Just to support Gustav... I have two linux boxes on a lan: 1) A nice Cheapo Pentium 75 with three cables: a phone, a network and a power, it dials up and does IP forwarding for my LAN: Total cost: $60.00 2) A database server running Oracle. Neither has monitor or keyboard or mouse... saves sap

Re:[OT] No monitor/keyboard/mouse ssh basics [Was: ssh basics]

2000-09-09 Thread Gustav Schaffter
Eric, Because of a lack of physical space, lack of monitors and lack of keyboards. (I've got lots of mice laying around, but...) Last, but not least, it *looks* good. :-) All my Win oriented friends asks me about the PC. I can answer: "Oh, Linux doesn't require any of that. Linux runs as I want

ssh PasswordAuthentication [Was: ssh basics]

2000-09-09 Thread Gustav Schaffter
Eric, see below. Eric Sisler wrote: > If you're using strictly ssh2, I *think* you'll need to use DSA > authentication rather than RSA authentication, although the procedure is > pretty much the same: Correct. > 1) On the client, run ssh-keygen (use the -d switch to generate a DSA > key). Th

Re: ssh basics

2000-09-09 Thread Gustav Schaffter
Bret, I fully agree. I had already done the same. Regards Gustav Bret Hughes wrote: > Just to give myself a warm and fuzzy I also set the PermitRootLogin no > option > > Bret -- pgp = Pretty Good Privacy. To get my public pgp key, send an e-mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit my web site at

Re: ssh basics

2000-09-08 Thread John Aldrich
On Fri, 08 Sep 2000, Bret Hughes wrote: > > Just to give myself a warm and fuzzy I also set the PermitRootLogin no > option > Yep. Not a bad plan. Then you can always ssh in as a user and su to root, as needed. :-) John ___ Redhat-list maili

Re: ssh basics

2000-09-07 Thread Bret Hughes
Eric Sisler wrote: > Gustav, > > >Well, I wanted to replace rsh, rlogin, telnet and ftp within my small > >home LAN. (Currently 7 PCs with two more in the pipeline.) > > An admirable goal. ;-) I don't have any of the r* services installed on > any of my servers and ftp is only allowed on one an

Re: ssh basics

2000-09-07 Thread Eric Sisler
Gustav, >Well, I wanted to replace rsh, rlogin, telnet and ftp within my small >home LAN. (Currently 7 PCs with two more in the pipeline.) An admirable goal. ;-) I don't have any of the r* services installed on any of my servers and ftp is only allowed on one and only from specific hosts. B

Re: ssh basics

2000-09-06 Thread Gustav Schaffter
Eric, Well, I wanted to replace rsh, rlogin, telnet and ftp within my small home LAN. (Currently 7 PCs with two more in the pipeline.) Especially, I want to use ssh as the only way to login to my Internet Gateway (that I'm right now configuring for use with ADSL within a month or two). The Gatew

Re: ssh basics

2000-09-06 Thread Alan Mead
I echo what Eric said. You basically, install the RPM binaries and it works. Only thing you need to do is connect once to a new host (once per login) and say 'yes' (*not* 'y') to the prompt to store that hosts' cert. Oh, you have to start sshd in /etc/rc.d/init.d. If you don't have the RPM'

Re: ssh basics

2000-09-06 Thread Eric Sisler
Gustav Schaffter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Anyone knows where I can find some basic HOW-TO or equivalent covering >the practicals of configuring and using ssh, particularly openssh? There isn't really much to the basic install - you'll need openssh, openssh-server, openssh-clients and openssl

ssh basics

2000-09-06 Thread Gustav Schaffter
Hi, Anyone knows where I can find some basic HOW-TO or equivalent covering the practicals of configuring and using ssh, particularly openssh? I have studied the man pages until my eyes bleed, but there are still parts of the basics concepts I don't understand. Hate to admit it, too. ;-) Regard