You might try reading a recent thread of messages in the mailing list archive with the subject line: "Is RSA authentication on SSH still broken?" It started back on 5 November 2002.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Manfred Köhler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 11:34 AM > To: Harig, Mark A. > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: sshd: server refused our key > > > Mark, > > I think we can't solve the problem, because my home is a > windows share. > Every windows share is mounted with permission 755! Therefore sshd > rejects the files ins ~/.ssh which should be private. > So I'm prompted for password. > > Please refer http://sources.redhat.com/ml/cygwin/2001-10/msg01011.html > > Manfred > > Harig, Mark A. wrote: > > >Please keep all replies on the cygwin mailing > >list. This helps you because more people are > >able to diagnose your problem. It helps > >others because they are able to search the > >mailing list archives for useful information. > > > >1. In your reply below, you list the following > >for your home directory: > > > > > > > >>drwxr-xr-x 138 mk group 24576 Nov 20 11:48 . > >> > >> > > > >Try: > > chmod 750 ~ > > chgrp SYSTEM ~ > > > >2. And for your ~/.ssh directory: > > > > > > > >>drwxr-xr-x 2 mk group 4096 Nov 19 13:44 .ssh > >> > >> > > > >Try: > > chmod 700 ~/.ssh > > > >Please change both ~ and ~/.ssh. It is not enough to only > >change one. > > > >If these changes do not fix your problem, then please > >include the output of the 'mount' command in your > >reply. > > > > > > > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: Manfred Köhler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >>Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 5:58 AM > >>To: Harig, Mark A. > >>Subject: Re: RE: sshd: server refused our key > >> > >> > >>"Harig, Mark A." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb am 19.11.02 17:11:23: > >> > >> > >>>As requested at http://cygwin.com/bugs.html: > >>> > >>>o Please describe how to reproduce the problem, > >>> including a test case, if possible. > >>> > >>>In your case, please list the commands that you ran > >>>to set up sshd on your Cygwin machine. > >>> > >>> > >>ssh-host-config -y > >>...set cygwin to defaults > >>chmod 755 /var/empty > >>mkgroup -l -d domain>/etc/group > >>mkpasswd -l -d domain>/etc/passwd > >> > >> > >>>o Please include at least the version number of the > >>> Cygwin release you are using along with the > >>> operating system name and its version number, > >>> for example, "cygwin v1.3.13 under NT 4.0". > >>> > >>> > >>Please refer attached file. > >> > >> > >>>o Most of the information about your Cygwin environment > >>> is listed by running 'cygcheck -s -v -r > cygcheck.txt'. > >>> Please include cygcheck.txt *AS AN ATTACHMENT* to your > >>> report. It is important that you include it as an > >>> attachment so that searches of the mailing-list archives > >>> give fewer false matches. > >>> > >>> > >>Please refer attached file > >> > >> > >>>Some things to check (that is, email back to this mailing list): > >>> > >>> The permissions and ownership of: > >>> - your home directory > >>> > >>> > >>drwxr-xr-x 138 mk group 24576 Nov 20 11:48 . > >> > >> > >>> - your home/.ssh directory > >>> > >>> > >>drwxr-xr-x 2 mk group 4096 Nov 19 13:44 .ssh > >> > >> > >>> - your home/.ssh files > >>> > >>> > >>seen on UNIX: > >>-rw-r--r-- 1 mk group 545 Nov 20 08:48 > >>authorized_keys > >>-rw-r--r-- 1 mk group 546 Nov 20 08:48 > >>authorized_keys2 > >>-rw------- 1 mk group 887 Nov 19 13:44 id_rsa > >>-rw-r--r-- 1 mk group 218 Nov 19 13:44 id_rsa.pub > >>-rw------- 1 mk group 523 Nov 19 13:44 identity > >>-rw-r--r-- 1 mk group 327 Nov 19 13:44 identity.pub > >>-rw-r--r-- 1 mk group 1442 Nov 20 11:50 known_hosts > >>-rw------- 1 mk group 512 Nov 20 11:50 random_seed > >>seen inside ssh session: > >>-rw-r--r-- 1 mk Domain U 545 Nov 20 08:48 > >>authorized_keys > >>-rw-r--r-- 1 mk Domain U 546 Nov 20 08:48 > >>authorized_keys2 > >>-rw-r--r-- 1 mk Domain U 887 Nov 19 13:44 id_rsa > >>-rw-r--r-- 1 mk Domain U 218 Nov 19 13:44 id_rsa.pub > >>-rw-r--r-- 1 mk Domain U 523 Nov 19 13:44 identity > >>-rw-r--r-- 1 mk Domain U 327 Nov 19 13:44 identity.pub > >>-rw-r--r-- 1 mk Domain U 1442 Nov 20 11:50 known_hosts > >>-rw-r--r-- 1 mk Domain U 512 Nov 20 11:52 random_seed > >> > >>I do not know why private files become readable for everyone. > >>There is also a samba server > >>running to mount files on Windows. > >> > >>Hopefully these informations will help you to solve the problem. > >> > >> > > > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------- > ----------- > > > > > >Cygwin Win95/NT Configuration Diagnostics > >Current System Time: Tue Nov 05 17:34:00 2002 > > > >Windows 2000 Professional Ver 5.0 Build 2195 Service Pack 3 > > > >Path: C:\cygwin\usr\local\bin > > C:\cygwin\bin > > C:\cygwin\bin > > c:\WINNT\system32 > > c:\WINNT > > c:\WINNT\System32\Wbem > > c:\WINNT\system32\nls > > c:\WINNT\system32\nls\English > > c:\Programme\Gemeinsame Dateien\Adaptec Shared\System > > c:\Programme\Rational\ClearCase\bin > > c:\Programme\TclTk\bin > > Z > > . > > Y > > . > > X > > . > > C:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\bin > > > >SysDir: C:\WINNT\System32 > >WinDir: C:\WINNT > > > >HOME = `C:\cygwin\home\weberr' > >MAKE_MODE = `unix' > >PWD = `/home/weberr' > >USER = `weberr' > > > >ALLUSERSPROFILE = `C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\All Users' > >APPDATA = `C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\weberr\Anwendungsdaten' > >CLEARCASE_PRIMARY_GROUP = `pars' > >COMMONPROGRAMFILES = `C:\Programme\Gemeinsame Dateien' > >COMPUTERNAME = `XTERM1192' > >COMSPEC = `C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe' > >HOMEDRIVE = `C:' > >HOMEPATH = `\' > >LOGONSERVER = `\\XTERM1192' > >MANPATH = `:/usr/ssl/man' > >NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS = `1' > >NWLANGUAGE = `DEUTSCH' > >NWUSERNAME = `weberr' > >OLDPWD = `/usr/bin' > >OS2LIBPATH = `C:\WINNT\system32\os2\dll;' > >OS = `Windows_NT' > >PATHEXT = `%PATHEXT%;.tcl' > >PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE = `x86' > >PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER = `x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 4, > GenuineIntel' > >PROCESSOR_LEVEL = `15' > >PROCESSOR_REVISION = `0204' > >PROGRAMFILES = `C:\Programme' > >PROMPT = `$P$G' > >PS1 = `\[\033]0;\w\007 > >\033[32m\]\u@\h \[\033[33m\w\033[0m\] > >$ ' > >SHLVL = `1' > >SYSTEMDRIVE = `C:' > >SYSTEMROOT = `C:\WINNT' > >TEMP = `c:\DOKUME~1\weberr\LOKALE~1\Temp' > >TERM = `cygwin' > >TMP = `c:\DOKUME~1\weberr\LOKALE~1\Temp' > >USERDOMAIN = `XTERM1192' > >USERNAME = `weberr' > >USERPROFILE = `C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\weberr' > >WINDIR = `C:\WINNT' > >WINDOWS_LOGIN = `0' > >_ = `/usr/bin/cygcheck' > > > >HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions > >HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin > >HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\mounts v2 > >HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\Program Options > >HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions > >HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin > >HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\mounts v2 > > (default) = `/cygdrive' > > cygdrive flags = 0x00000022 > >HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\mounts v2\/ > > (default) = `C:\cygwin' > > flags = 0x0000000a > >HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\mounts > v2\/usr/bin > > (default) = `C:\cygwin/bin' > > flags = 0x0000000a > >HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\mounts > v2\/usr/lib > > (default) = `C:\cygwin/lib' > > flags = 0x0000000a > >HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\mounts > v2\/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts > > (default) = `C:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\lib\X11\fonts' > > flags = 0x0000000a > >HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\Program Options > > > >a: fd N/A N/A > >c: hd NTFS 76316Mb 4% CP CS UN PA FC XTERM1192 > >d: cd N/A N/A > >e: cd N/A N/A > >f: hd NTFS 76316Mb 1% CP CS UN PA FC Datenträger > >g: net MVFS 1000Mb 50% CP CS CCase > >i: net NWFS 43373Mb 97% CP VOL2 > >k: net NWFS 800Mb 74% CP SYS > >l: net NWFS 15477Mb 99% CP VOL1 > >m: net MVFS 1000Mb 50% CP CS CCase > >p: net NWFS 33809Mb 97% CP VOL1 > >r: net NWFS 208352Mb 95% CP VOL1 > >u: net NWFS 43373Mb 97% CP VOL2 > >x: net NWFS 43373Mb 97% CP VOL2 > >y: net NWFS 800Mb 74% CP SYS > >z: net NWFS 15477Mb 99% CP VOL1 > > > >C:\cygwin / > system binmode > >C:\cygwin/bin /usr/bin > system binmode > >C:\cygwin/lib /usr/lib > system binmode > >C:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\lib\X11\fonts /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts > system binmode > >. /cygdrive > user binmode,cygdrive > > > >Found: C:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe > >Found: C:\cygwin\bin\cat.exe > >Found: \bin\cat.exe > >Warning: C:\cygwin\bin\cat.exe hides \bin\cat.exe > >Not Found: cpp (good!) > >Found: C:\cygwin\bin\find.exe > >Not Found: gcc > >Not Found: gdb > >Not Found: ld > >Found: C:\cygwin\bin\ls.exe > >Not Found: make > >Found: C:\cygwin\bin\sh.exe > > > > 58k 2002/05/07 C:\cygwin\bin\cygbz2-1.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 > > "cygbz2-1.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/5/7 8:33 > > 625k 2002/08/09 C:\cygwin\bin\cygcrypto.dll - os=4.0 > img=1.0 sys=4.0 > > "cygcrypto.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/8/9 22:20 > > 45k 2001/04/25 C:\cygwin\bin\cygform5.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 > > "cygform5.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/4/25 7:28 > > 35k 2002/01/09 C:\cygwin\bin\cygform6.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 > > "cygform6.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/1/9 7:03 > > 19k 2002/02/20 C:\cygwin\bin\cyggdbm.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 > > "cyggdbm.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/2/20 4:05 > > 17k 2001/06/28 C:\cygwin\bin\cyghistory4.dll - os=4.0 > img=1.0 sys=4.0 > > "cyghistory4.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/1/7 5:34 > > 20k 2002/10/10 C:\cygwin\bin\cyghistory5.dll - os=4.0 > img=1.0 sys=4.0 > > "cyghistory5.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/10/10 19:28 > > 929k 2002/06/24 C:\cygwin\bin\cygiconv-2.dll - os=4.0 > img=1.0 sys=4.0 > > "cygiconv-2.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/6/24 20:24 > > 22k 2001/12/13 C:\cygwin\bin\cygintl-1.dll - os=4.0 > img=1.0 sys=4.0 > > "cygintl-1.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/12/13 10:28 > > 28k 2002/09/20 C:\cygwin\bin\cygintl-2.dll - os=4.0 > img=1.0 sys=4.0 > > "cygintl-2.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/9/20 5:13 > > 21k 2001/06/20 C:\cygwin\bin\cygintl.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 > > "cygintl.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/6/20 19:09 > > 81k 2000/12/05 C:\cygwin\bin\cygitcl30.dll - os=4.0 > img=1.0 sys=4.0 > > "cygitcl30.dll" v0.0 ts=2000/11/26 2:43 > > 35k 2000/12/05 C:\cygwin\bin\cygitk30.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 > > "cygitk30.dll" v0.0 ts=2000/11/26 2:43 > > 119k 2002/02/09 C:\cygwin\bin\cygjpeg6b.dll - os=4.0 > img=1.0 sys=4.0 > > "cygjpeg6b.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/2/9 6:19 > > 26k 2001/04/25 C:\cygwin\bin\cygmenu5.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 > > "cygmenu5.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/4/25 7:27 > > 20k 2002/01/09 C:\cygwin\bin\cygmenu6.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 > > "cygmenu6.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/1/9 7:03 > > 156k 2001/04/25 C:\cygwin\bin\cygncurses++5.dll - os=4.0 > img=1.0 sys=4.0 > > "cygncurses++5.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/4/25 7:29 > > 175k 2002/01/09 C:\cygwin\bin\cygncurses++6.dll - os=4.0 > img=1.0 sys=4.0 > > "cygncurses++6.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/1/9 7:03 > > 226k 2001/04/25 C:\cygwin\bin\cygncurses5.dll - os=4.0 > img=1.0 sys=4.0 > > "cygncurses5.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/4/25 7:17 > > 202k 2002/01/09 C:\cygwin\bin\cygncurses6.dll - os=4.0 > img=1.0 sys=4.0 > > "cygncurses6.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/1/9 7:03 > > 15k 2001/04/25 C:\cygwin\bin\cygpanel5.dll - os=4.0 > img=1.0 sys=4.0 > > "cygpanel5.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/4/25 7:27 > > 12k 2002/01/09 C:\cygwin\bin\cygpanel6.dll - os=4.0 > img=1.0 sys=4.0 > > "cygpanel6.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/1/9 7:03 > > 40k 2001/11/21 C:\cygwin\bin\cygpcre.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 > > "cygpcre.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/11/21 23:15 > > 39k 2001/11/21 C:\cygwin\bin\cygpcreposix.dll - os=4.0 > img=1.0 sys=4.0 > > "cygpcreposix.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/11/21 23:15 > > 175k 2002/07/22 C:\cygwin\bin\cygpng10.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 > > "cygpng10.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/7/22 17:51 > > 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