[Bug 522373] Re: PublicKey authentication fails because of onerous permission rules

2010-02-17 Thread albcorp
Hi Chuck, I regret I made a mistake in this bug report. I just examined my example again. The exact condition is group write-able, which is not as onerous as suggested. Although the example is correct, the first sentence of the report is incorrect. Also, it works the same way in Jaunty, contrary

[Bug 522373] [NEW] PublicKey authentication fails because of onerous permission rules

2010-02-15 Thread albcorp
Public bug reported: The required permissions are now too strict. It is not possible to login using the PublicKey method if the home directory is group readable. WHAT I DID Install openssh-server and openssh-client. Create a new account. Login to the account and create a PublicKey ssh-ke