[PLUG] ssh conundrum -- ON TOPIC

Aaron Burt aaron at bavariati.org
Mon Oct 25 02:26:46 UTC 2004


On Sun, Oct 24, 2004 at 12:56:04PM -0700, Rich Shepard wrote:
>   I'm puzzled how to exchange dsa keys between machines and keep them
> synchronized. Right now, my problem is getting a portable talking to the
> server. Specifically, I need to copy a revised /etc/cups/printers.conf from
> the server to the portable.
> 
>   The problem, I'm almost certain, is that there is no key from that
> portable in ~/.ssh/known_hosts.

What leads you to that conclusion?  Are you perhaps confusing
known_hosts with authorized_keys?  Does password authentication not
work?  Does it complain about the remote machine having the wrong key?

If it's the last, just delete or comment out the line in known_hosts
for the remote host.

>   I think the most parsimonious solution is to regenerate keys for the two
> of us on both workstations and portables. I believe that I need to run
> keygen on each box, then copy the keys onto a floppy and copy all onto each
> host.

Sounds like a scorched-earth approach that may or may not help.

-- 
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