public key authentication failing

[ManojKumar]

Hi,

I am using public key authentication mechanism .
i am executing ssh-keygen.exe file in order to obtain the public and private keys .

if i am using default path i.e. c:\Docoment..\manojkumar\.ssh\id_rsa
only then public key authentication is working .

Problem ::

if i am using some other path e.g. "c:\key"
then it is creating public and private keys but algorithm is failing i.e. after copying the public keys on the server --password less -login is not there (it is asking for password)

Is it possible to obtain password-less-login without selecting default path .

regards,
manoj

[Doug O'Leary]

Hey;

On a UNIX system, you would execute

ssh -i ${abs_path_to_private_key} -l ${user} ${host}

The help file for the ssh client you're using should be able to point you to whatever cli option or menu pick you need to do the same thing.

Doug

[ManojKumar]

Hi,

Thanks for a quick response---
i m working on windows-- can't execute unix commands or scripts .

one more thing--- .ssh folder is a requirement or not .

regards,
manoj

[Jeff Schussele]

Hi manoj,

It's a requirement on the HP-UX side.
It's where the key is stored.

Rgds,
Jeff

[ManojKumar]

Thanks a lot,

can we store the keys in some other folder

manoj

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom manoj,

.ssh folder is a requirement on Linux.

I've seen windows create something similar created on Windows

You should be able to find the ssh binary on windows and run the diagnostic in the previous post.

Also -vvv might be helpful to get diagnostics.

SEP

[ManojKumar]

Hi,

it is possible to create the keys in some other folder but again in order to obtain a password-less-login , i have to paste the private key i.e. id_rsa into the "$HOME\.ssh" folder- then only it 'll work .

I think it is because of $HOME path----

I just want to get rid of this $HOME path - Is it possible ??????

manoj

[Jeff Schussele]

Hi,

You have two options:
1) Change the home dir in your /etc/passwd entry
2) Specifically set a "new" $HOME in your $HOME/.profile file

Your $HOME is "assumed" to be what's in your passwd entry

HTH,
Jeff

[ManojKumar]

HI--

actually i am working on windows platform--

I can change the environment variables --but that is last option .

manoj

[Jeff Schussele]

Well...are *any* HP-UX systems involved here?
You know you're in the HP-UX section I assume.
Tell us just *what* the client & server are.
That will help us help you.

Rgds,
Jeff

[ManojKumar]

actually client is windows--but the server is a linux machine----

what i m doing is ---

i am executing ssh-keygen.exe and copying the public keys on to the server (authorized_keys) using pscp/scp---

it is working fine-----

but i want to get rid of .ssh folder and $HOME path-----

manoj