ssh can't connect wrong pass phrase

knockout_artist · 12-10-2007, 10:05 AM

Good day,

Code:

#ssh me@19x.xx.xx.xxx -i mykey.ppk -p 22
Enter pass-phrase for key 'mykey.ppk':

And when I enter pass-phrase it still comes back.

Code:

Enter passphrase for key 'mykey.ppk':

I have used same key+pass-phrase with putty(a window like terminal) and it works fine.

My key was generated by sys-admin and posted it to me. It was also propagated to the servers.
So generating new key and propagating it over servers is out of question.

shadowsnipes · 12-10-2007, 11:47 AM

Putty uses a different format for keys than openssh. I bet all you have to do is cut out the extra crap that putty puts in there and make sure all the important stuff is on ONE line.