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ssh key auth problem

HI,

i have two VM running RHEL 5.3. i want to setup ssh key authentication, for this purpose i have followed http://www.petefreitag.com/item/532.cfm but the problem is when i try to access remote system it prompts me to enter Passphrase

Code:

Enter passphrase for key '/root/.ssh/id_rsa':

Code:



STEPs performed on system1 

 [root@linux .ssh]# ssh-keygen  -t rsa

Generating public/private rsa key pair.

Enter file in which to save the key (/root/.ssh/id_rsa):

Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase):

Enter same passphrase again:

Saving the key failed: /root/.ssh/id_rsa.





[root@linux .ssh]# vi id_rsa.pub

copied the content of id_rsa.pub to remote system's .ssh/authorized_keys.

Is something wrong in this ?

Saving the key should not have failed.

I am assuming that you did not use a passphrase when you created your keys ... so if you are getting prompted for a passphrase, then that means the system is using a different key (which is most likely since you got that error).

i have entered passphrase, "6 characters" (Testing Evn). when i enter passphrase, remote system allows me to login.

strange.

Not so strange: the certificate apparently was protected by a passphrase. So, your local ssh client asked you to enter the passphrase. When you did so (correctly), it submitted the key to the host and it was accepted. "Working as designed..."

so how do i solve this, to get auto login on remote system.

thanks.