Use the ash command to test. Make sure all your keys are in authorized keys. Ssh has a debug level where you can see the fail ssh -v You can use up to 3 letters v. ssh -vvv
-- Jerry Feldman <gaf.li...@gmail.com> Boston Linux and Unix http://www.blu.org PGP key id: 6F6BB6E7 PGP Key fingerprint: 0EDC 2FF5 53A6 8EED 84D1 3050 5715 B88D 6F6 B B6E7 On Tue, Nov 1, 2022, 4:30 PM dan moylan <j...@moylan.us> wrote: > > i have two home computers: aldeberan and alphacent, as well > as a remote website moylan.us, aka 50.87.218.82. some four > years ago (almost) dan ritter gave me instructions for > setting up passwordless rsync amongst the lot. it's worked > like a charm ever since, except now. alphacent is a new > thinkpad T470 and it seems not to work there. i've set up > .ssh the same on all three: > > -rw-------. 1 moylan moylan 539 221101:1436 authorized_keys > -rw-------. 1 moylan moylan 2.4K 221031:1623 known_hosts > -rw-------. 1 moylan moylan 1.8K 221031:1615 rsync.key > -rw-r--r--. 1 moylan moylan 521 221101:1518 rsync.key.pub > > where the files are all identical, except for known_hosts. > > i have a little command file, which downloads foo > passwordless on aldeberon, but not alphacent -- gotta put a > password in there. > > #! /bin/bash > # downsync > hml=/home3/moylanus > hmr=moylanus@50.87.218.82 > opt="-rlptgozE --delete" > rsync $opt $hmr:foo $hml > > and though this works fine on aldeberon itself, it doesn't > work passwordless on an ssh aldeberon window on alphacent. > > i haven't a clue as to what's going on. any suggestions? > > ole dan > > j. daniel moylan > 84 harvard ave > brookline, ma 02446-6202 > 617-777-0207 (cel old ng) > 857-396-9950 (cel new) > j...@moylan.us > www.moylan.us > [BLM] > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@lists.blu.org > http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss