Article:		SSH on Mac OS X for Worry-Free Wireless
Subject:		Works for me, after some effort
Date:		2001-11-27 22:03:27
From:		offwhite
I originally thought authorized_keys2 was a directory so when I followed the instructions I copied the file into that directory and it did not work. After correct it I was still not able to connect without a password. Since my key was putting localhost into the key I figured that would not be a very helpful to identify a remote host. Since I am doing this on my iBook and I set up that as my hostname, I wanted to change the ibook to replace localhost. Apparently MacOS X does not have an easy way to do it from Networking Preferences. I had to dig into sysctl and set kern.hostname. sysctl -w kern.hostname=ibook But this does not stay the same after a reboot, so I had to configure a script in StartupItems to set the hostname at startup. After changing the hostname I figured it would be a good idea to regenerate the server keys before generating my personal keys. I found a site which had directions which worked fine for me... http://igloo.its.unimelb.edu.au/Webmail/tips/msg00520.html Then after I generated my personal key and uploaded it as the filename as in the article it started to work for me.

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• Works for me, after some effort
  2001-11-28 09:34:33  res [View]
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Since my key was putting localhost into the key I figured that would not
  
  be a very helpful to identify a remote host...
  
  

  
  
  I assume you mean by this that your public key file had something like
  "username@localhost" at the end of the line. That is a comment, and it
  does not matter or affect anything in any way. "Fixing" it was
  unnecessary.
  
  

  
  
  After changing the hostname I figured it would be a good idea to
  
  regenerate the server keys before generating my personal keys.
  
  

  
  
  Also unnecessary; the server host keys have no connection with the
  hostname, except inasmuch as they are associated with hostnames in various
  known-hosts lists.
  
  

  
  
  Then after I generated my personal key and uploaded it as the filename as
  
  in the article it started to work for me.
  
  

  
  
  See my earlier post here; you may not want to leave things this way, as
  anyone who steals your laptop will have easy access to your remote
  accounts.
  
  

  
  
  --
  
    Richard Silverman
  
    slade@shore.net