Re: ssh-keygen between SuSE and FreeBSD

2008-08-14 Thread Gavin Spomer
> >>> Ronald Klop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 08/14/08 10:36 AM >>> > > Well, I admit I still have more things to learn, even though I've been > > the admin of "my" own Linux servers for 3 years and FreeBSD for... can't > > remember, but not quite as long, but I'm not gonna pester my colleagues > >

Re: ssh-keygen between SuSE and FreeBSD

2008-08-14 Thread Gavin Spomer
> >>> Ronald Klop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 08/14/08 10:34 AM >>> > >> I'm not quite sure right now why you're using rsa keys. I'm always using > >> dsa keys (ssh-keygen -t dsa). It comes to my mind, that rsa keys are for > >> ssh version 1, while dsa keys are for ssh version 2. > >> But I could be wron

Re: ssh-keygen between SuSE and FreeBSD

2008-08-14 Thread Ronald Klop
On Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:31:12 +0200, Gavin Spomer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Lyndon Nerenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 08/14/08 9:47 AM >>> DOn't you have a local IT helpdesk? This is pretty basic stuff that they should have documentation for. Well, I admit I still have more things to learn, even

Re: ssh-keygen between SuSE and FreeBSD

2008-08-14 Thread Ronald Klop
On Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:25:09 +0200, Gavin Spomer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [snip] I'm not quite sure right now why you're using rsa keys. I'm always using dsa keys (ssh-keygen -t dsa). It comes to my mind, that rsa keys are for ssh version 1, while dsa keys are for ssh version 2. But I could b

Re: ssh-keygen between SuSE and FreeBSD

2008-08-14 Thread Gavin Spomer
> >>> Lyndon Nerenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 08/14/08 9:47 AM >>> > DOn't you have a local IT helpdesk? This is pretty basic stuff that they > should have documentation for. Well, I admit I still have more things to learn, even though I've been the admin of "my" own Linux servers for 3 years and

Re: ssh-keygen between SuSE and FreeBSD

2008-08-14 Thread Gavin Spomer
> >>> Marian Hettwer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 08/14/08 9:43 AM >>> > Hi Gavin, > From your Suse, try to run the ssh commando with "-v" or even -vv or -vvv > to get debugging output. > If you can't figure out what the debugging output wants to tell you, send > it to the list. > But complete, copy 'n' pa

Re: ssh-keygen between SuSE and FreeBSD

2008-08-14 Thread Lyndon Nerenberg
That made it possible for me to ssh from SuSE server to FreeBSD server, but now when I ssh from my Mac to SuSE server it wants a password now: ssh-agent holds your keys in memory for you, and provides them to remote systems when needed. You need to run it on each system you log in to. If you

Re: ssh-keygen between SuSE and FreeBSD

2008-08-14 Thread Gavin Spomer
> >>> Paul Saab <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 08/14/08 9:41 AM >>> > look at your permissions in ~/.ssh on the freebsd box. Make sure your home > directory does not have insecure permissions and .ssh + all the files in > there are not writable by anyone else. No worries there. Thanks. ___

Re: ssh-keygen between SuSE and FreeBSD

2008-08-14 Thread Gavin Spomer
> >>> Pollywog <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 08/14/08 9:32 AM >>> > On Thursday 14 August 2008 15:29:27 Gavin Spomer wrote: > > >>> Lyndon Nerenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 08/13/08 7:10 PM >>> > > > > > > You need to start an ssh-agent on the machine you're connecting from and > > > populate it with your keych

Re: ssh-keygen between SuSE and FreeBSD

2008-08-14 Thread Marian Hettwer
Hi Gavin, On Thu, 14 Aug 2008 08:30:47 -0700, Gavin Spomer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > > Uh, not sure. Head spinning now. ;) > > 1. I have a Mac, SuSE server and a FreeBSD server. > 2. I can ssh from my Mac to SuSE server without having to type in my > password. > 3. I can ssh from my Mac t

Re: ssh-keygen between SuSE and FreeBSD

2008-08-14 Thread Pollywog
On Thursday 14 August 2008 15:29:27 Gavin Spomer wrote: > >>> Lyndon Nerenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 08/13/08 7:10 PM >>> > > > > You need to start an ssh-agent on the machine you're connecting from and > > populate it with your keychain: > > > > eval `ssh-agent` > > ssh-add > > > > Add the a

Re: ssh-keygen between SuSE and FreeBSD

2008-08-14 Thread Gavin Spomer
> >>> Igor Pokrovsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 08/14/08 8:22 AM >>> > > ... and I have to enter my password. I've Googled, but can't seem to find > > the answer to my dilemma. Is it generally kind of a pain to do this between > > platforms? I'm finally very comfortable on FreeBSD and am starting to >

Re: ssh-keygen between SuSE and FreeBSD

2008-08-14 Thread Gavin Spomer
> It's not asking for your password. It's asking for your passphrase to > decrypt your private key. Are you running an ssh-agent on the Suse > system? > -- > R. Kevin Oberman Aha! Thanks, Kevin. Things are clicking in my brain and I grok now. I just remembered that when I did ssh-keygen on my m

Re: ssh-keygen between SuSE and FreeBSD

2008-08-14 Thread Gavin Spomer
> >>> Paul Schmehl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 08/13/08 7:18 PM >>> > --On August 13, 2008 5:35:29 PM -0700 Gavin Spomer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am able to use ssh-keygen to generate keys so that I can ssh from my > > Mac to any of my SuSE systems or ssh from my Mac to any of my FreeBSD > > syste

Re: ssh-keygen between SuSE and FreeBSD

2008-08-14 Thread Gavin Spomer
>>> Lyndon Nerenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 08/13/08 7:10 PM >>> > You need to start an ssh-agent on the machine you're connecting from and > populate it with your keychain: > > eval `ssh-agent` > ssh-add > > Add the above to your .profile, or check the Linux PAM implementation to > se

Re: ssh-keygen between SuSE and FreeBSD

2008-08-14 Thread Igor Pokrovsky
On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 05:35:29PM -0700, Gavin Spomer wrote: > I hope this isn't an invalid topic for this list. I'm on so many lists and I > hate to join another one just to get help on one thing. Apologies if it's not. > > I am able to use ssh-keygen to generate keys so that I can ssh from my

Re: ssh-keygen between SuSE and FreeBSD

2008-08-13 Thread Kevin Oberman
Format recovered. A newline every 72-75 characters would be more polite. > Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:35:29 -0700 > From: Gavin Spomer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > I hope this isn't an invalid topic for this list. I'm on so many lists > and I hate to join another one just to

Re: ssh-keygen between SuSE and FreeBSD

2008-08-13 Thread Paul Schmehl
--On August 13, 2008 5:35:29 PM -0700 Gavin Spomer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I hope this isn't an invalid topic for this list. I'm on so many lists and I hate to join another one just to get help on one thing. Apologies if it's not. I am able to use ssh-keygen to generate keys so that I can ss

ssh-keygen between SuSE and FreeBSD

2008-08-13 Thread Gavin Spomer
I hope this isn't an invalid topic for this list. I'm on so many lists and I hate to join another one just to get help on one thing. Apologies if it's not. I am able to use ssh-keygen to generate keys so that I can ssh from my Mac to any of my SuSE systems or ssh from my Mac to any of my FreeBSD