[SOLVED] SSH login with public key issue

ZAMO · 07-02-2010, 12:44 PM

Hi,

I used to login to a server using ssh , public key authentication without password and it was working for years. Suddenly it was prompting for password when I try to login as the same user to the same server.

From the server ,I checked the key in $HOME/.ssh/authorized_keys and the public key is there . What may be the cause for it to suddenly prompt for password?

Thanks

AlucardZero · 07-02-2010, 01:03 PM

What do the auth logs on the server say? (They're probably at /var/log/secure)

ZAMO · 07-02-2010, 02:10 PM

The are no clue there in secure . They are showing " Accepted publickey for xxxx from mysystem " and suddenly they changed to "Failed password for xxxx from mysystem" as it is prompting for password now-a-days. Am sure that the config files related to this are not changed.

anomie · 07-02-2010, 03:36 PM

Make sure /home/youruser/.ssh and its contents are only readable by youruser. Make sure /home/youruser is only writable by youruser.