virtualmin - unable to setup DSA key. giving error saying ipswitch

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#1 Sun, 06/20/2010 - 16:13
ssomu007

virtualmin - unable to setup DSA key. giving error saying ipswitch

i am trying to setup DSA key. i did everything i verified the key but i unable to connect

it gives error as below when i connect it says Failed SSH User authentication Server rejected public key

i am able to connect thru another website without any issue this is a new site i am trying to setup.

any ideas

ipswitch - > tools -> options -> selected option SSH - Client keys -> create - > keyname = xxxxx key type = DSA Finish it created a file called xxxxx

now i exported this key as xxxxx.pub and as you mentioned reformated ( i double check it is correct) and then

went to /home/xxxx/.ssh/authorized_keys set permissions as you said and put this key

now i careated new sftp connection named as xxxxx sitename = xxxxx connection type = SFTP/SSH Server address = xxxxx username = xxxxx password= "no password"

went to advanced and selected xxxxx key pair

when i connect it says Failed SSH User authentication Server rejected public key

Sun, 06/20/2010 - 22:18
andreychek

It sounds like either the system you're connecting from isn't using your private key, or that something went awry with your public key in the authorized_keys file.

You'll want to make sure that when you paste your public key into the authorized_keys file, that it's all on one line, and that there's no spaces.

Also, what output do you see when you type "ls -la $HOME/.ssh/"? We can help verify the permissions for both the file and the dir.

Lastly, what distro is it you're using?

Thanks,

-Eric

Fri, 06/25/2010 - 13:24
Joe
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Check /var/log/messages and /var/log/secure on the server for clues.

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