On Fri, Aug 17, 2007 at 01:10:26PM -0500, Nate Bargmann wrote: > * Atis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007 Aug 17 10:55 -0500]: > > On 8/17/07, Nate Bargmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I have my SSH set up to use only public key authentication between my > > > laptop and my remote host--no password fallback, no PAM. So, I > > > initiate a session using: > > > > > > $ ssh -i .ssh/id_remote remote.host.ip.address > > > > > > Then I am prompted for the password of the .ssh/id_remote file which > > > resides on the laptop. > > > > > > This works well (X11 Forwarding even!), but when I've tried Midnight > > > Commander or Konqueror using the fish protocol, I get errors. In > > > experimenting, it appears to me that fish only uses password > > > authentication. How can I make this work with public key only as I'm > > > using? > > > > > > I want to keep my SSH access as secure as possible by using only public > > > key authentication.
I use ssh access to the remote debian system with RSA public key. I can use Midnight Commander to access remote directories with fish; then I must to enter the remote password for the remote user and the / directory is open for me. In MC I open a Shell connection, give the remote [EMAIL PROTECTED] /#sh:[EMAIL PROTECTED] enter the password for that remote user, and open the remote / directory. -- Regards, Paul Csanyi http://www.freewebs.com/csanyi-pal/index.htm -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
