[NTLUG:Discuss] ssh Password-less login

[Stuart Johnston]

Dennis Rice wrote:
> Again back to the Linux class that I am teaching.
> 
> Demonstrating ssh usage and login.
> 
> Created the keys with ssh-keygen without the passphrase, then 
> transferred the public key to the server from the client and appended it 
> to the authorized_keys file in ~/.ssh/.
> If I do this for the root account, I am able to log in without a 
> password, but if I do it for a normal user, I am still required to log 
> in with a password.
> 
> Any insight please.

Check your permissions on the .ssh directory and files.  ssh is picky 
about that.  Also, add the -v (verbose) flag to get some debugging 
output.  It should tell you what authentication methods are being attempted.